Physiological Parameter Measuring Platform Dynamic Workflow Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Healthcare equipment, especially multi-function devices, often become bulky and cumbersome when used for only one function, posing a challenge in providing efficient and user-friendly physiological parameter measurements.
Innovation Solution
A physiological measuring platform (PMP) device with a central processing unit, display screen, and software instructions that allow it to operate within different workflows (monitoring, non-monitoring, and continuous), enabling flexible operation and user-selectable workflows to optimize data representation and measurement functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multi-function equipment is used for only one function, then the device becomes bulky and cumbersome, but using single-function equipment requires multiple devices for different measurements
Solution Approach 1:
The device dynamically adapts its user interface by detecting the current workflow type (monitoring, non-monitoring, or continuous) and automatically displaying the appropriate home screen with relevant controls and information. This dynamic adaptation allows a single multi-function device to provide an optimized, user-friendly interface for each specific function without requiring separate dedicated devices, thereby reducing overall device bulk while maintaining ease of operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multi-function equipment is designed to implement multiple functions, then it can perform various measurements, but it imposes excess bulk and weight upon the user
Solution Approach 1:
The device implements universal multi-functionality by incorporating a single platform that can perform multiple physiological measurements (temperature, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, etc.) and support different workflow types (monitoring, non-monitoring, continuous). The system uses a unified home screen mechanism that adapts to the current workflow, allowing one device to replace multiple specialized devices, thereby reducing the total weight and bulk that users must carry while maintaining full versatility.
3Loss of information
If different home screens are displayed for different workflows, then data representation is optimized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs dynamic workflow detection and automatic home screen selection. The system monitors the current operational context and automatically transitions between different home screen configurations (monitoring home screen, non-monitoring home screen, continuous home screen) without requiring manual intervention. This dynamic approach optimizes data representation for each workflow type while masking the underlying complexity from the user, as the transitions occur automatically based on detected workflow conditions.
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AI summary
A device obtains a series of measurements of a physiological parameter of one or more patients. The device displays a monitoring workflow home screen when the device is operating within a monitoring workflow. The device displays a non-monitoring workflow home screen when the device is operating within a non-monitoring workflow. The device displays a continuous workflow home screen when the device is operating within a continuous workflow. The monitoring workflow home screen, the non-monitoring workflow home screen, and the continuous workflow home screen are each different.