Phacoemulsification Console Live Video Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current phacoemulsification surgical systems require surgical assistants to divert attention from the patient and surgery by referencing external displays for live video feeds, leading to inefficiencies and potential distractions during cataract surgery.
Innovation Solution
Integrating a live video feed from a surgical microscope into a graphical user interface (GUI) within the phacoemulsification surgical system, allowing for real-time video display and control without the need for external monitors, enabling assistants to focus on the surgical procedure and interact with system parameters directly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a separate external display is used to show live video feed, then the video feed is visible to OR staff, but staff must divert attention from the patient and surgery to reference the external display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the live video feed display with the phacoemulsification system's existing display interface by integrating a camera connected to the surgical microscope into the system's graphical user interface. This merging eliminates the need for a separate external display, allowing surgical assistants to view the live video feed and interact with system controls on a single integrated interface, thereby maintaining continuous focus on the surgical procedure without diverting attention to multiple separate displays
2Loss of information
If multiple displays are used (phacoemulsification system display and external display), then comprehensive information is available, but staff must constantly adjust focus between displays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the video feed functionality into the phacoemulsification system's existing display interface, creating a unified graphical user interface that presents both surgical parameters and live video feed simultaneously. This integration eliminates the need for staff to switch focus between multiple separate displays, reducing time loss while maintaining comprehensive access to all surgical information through a single integrated interface
3Ease of operation
If external display is mounted in OR, then live video feed is accessible, but the setup complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the camera and video feed display into the existing phacoemulsification surgical system, merging multiple functions (surgical control, parameter monitoring, and video feed visualization) into a single integrated platform. This approach maintains easy accessibility of the live video feed while reducing overall system complexity by eliminating the need for separate external display equipment and multiple independent systems
Solution Approach 2:
The phacoemulsification system's display interface is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: displaying surgical parameters, controlling system operations, and presenting the live video feed from the surgical microscope. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate dedicated devices into a single universal interface, reducing setup complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality
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AI summary
A Phacoemulsification surgical system provides a live video feed from a camera that is attached to a surgical microscope. The live video feed is shown as part of a graphical user interface (GUI) of phacoemulsification surgical console either in a picture in picture or a full-screen format. The video feed is either static or displayed on-demand as needed during a surgical procedure. The displaying of a live video feed directly on the phacoemulsification surgical console allows for surgical assistants to interact with the live video feed and phacoemulsification surgical system parameters and/or GUI controls without having to refocus on an external object between near and far distances.