Phacoemulsification Protocol GUI With Automated Compatibility Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Customizing phacoemulsification protocols in eye surgery systems is time-consuming and prone to errors due to repeated customizations by multiple surgeons, leading to potential incompatibilities and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) and algorithms that allow users to define, upload, and test the compatibility of user-defined phacoemulsification protocols, providing real-time feedback on parameter incompatibilities and suggesting corrections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple surgeons repeatedly customize phacoemulsification protocols manually, then protocol adaptability to different surgical needs is improved, but time consumption and error probability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple standardized protocol templates with optimized parameter sets that surgeons can select and lightly customize. This preliminary preparation of common protocol configurations eliminates the need for repeated full customizations, reducing time consumption while maintaining adaptability through template selection and minor adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
Surgeons can copy existing protocols and modify them for different cases. The system allows protocol templates to be replicated and adapted, enabling efficient reuse of proven protocol configurations while allowing necessary customizations for specific surgical needs, thereby reducing preparation time without sacrificing adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple surgeons repeatedly customize phacoemulsification protocols manually, then protocol adaptability to different surgical needs is improved, but error probability increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback and validation when surgeons customize protocol parameters. It checks for parameter compatibility, warns about potentially problematic configurations, and ensures that modifications maintain surgical safety standards. This feedback mechanism reduces errors while preserving the ability to adapt protocols to specific surgical needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation and compatibility checking of protocol parameters before execution. It proactively identifies and prevents incompatible parameter combinations, counteracting potential errors before they can affect the surgical procedure. This preliminary error prevention maintains reliability while allowing necessary protocol adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual protocol customization is performed without automated testing, then surgical flexibility is maintained, but parameter incompatibility risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated self-testing and validation of protocol parameters. When surgeons customize protocols, the system automatically tests parameter compatibility, checks for conflicts, and verifies configuration integrity without requiring manual verification. This self-service testing maintains surgical flexibility while ensuring parameter reliability and compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated feedback on protocol parameter compatibility through testing. It identifies incompatible parameter combinations and notifies surgeons of potential issues, allowing them to adjust configurations before use. This feedback loop maintains surgical flexibility while preventing parameter incompatibility errors.
Data Source
AI summary
An eye surgery system includes an Input/Output (I/O) device and a processor. The I/O device is configured to enable a user to define one or more eye surgery protocols, and further configured to, using the I/O device, present a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays one or more user defined eye surgery protocols. The processor is configured to (a) present the one or more user defined eye surgery protocols on the I/O device using the GUI, (b) test compatibility of the one or more user defined eye surgery protocols with the eye surgery system, and (c) provide an indication of the compatibility to a user of the eye surgery system.