Remote Medical System Startup via Central Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical engineering systems, such as computed tomography and laboratory devices, require manual boot-up and setup by personnel at the start of a shift, leading to waiting times and inefficiencies, which can be mitigated by remote service networks for proactive monitoring and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where medical engineering systems are automatically switched on via a data transmission link, such as the Internet, with switch-on times input through a web portal or synchronized with the enterprise resource planning system, allowing for remote startup and setup based on staff shift schedules and individualized settings, eliminating the need for on-site personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual boot-up and setup by personnel is used, then the system can be started up, but waiting times and inefficiencies occur during boot-up and set-up
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically booting up and configuring settings before the shift starts. The central unit stores switch-on times in advance and automatically initiates the boot-up process and applies individualized settings for each employee, eliminating the need for manual intervention during shift transitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The medical engineering system performs self-service by automatically switching on and configuring itself without human intervention. The system retrieves stored switch-on times and individualized setting data, then autonomously applies these settings to prepare the system for the upcoming shift, reducing dependency on manual operations.
2Ease of operation
If manual alignment of examination schedule and patient files is performed, then the system can be prepared for use, but additional waiting time occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by automatically aligning examination schedules and patient files with the system settings before the shift begins. The central unit stores and transmits individualized setting data that includes pre-configured examination parameters and patient information, eliminating the need for manual alignment during shift transitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically retrieving and applying individualized setting data for each employee. The system autonomously configures examination schedules, patient files, and system parameters based on stored data, reducing the need for manual setup operations.
3Reliability
If remote service networks are used for proactive monitoring, then device availability increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a central unit as an intermediary between the medical engineering system and the remote service network. This central unit manages the automatic switch-on times, stores individualized setting data, and coordinates remote service operations, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining reliable remote monitoring and control capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and an associated arrangement for starting up a medical engineering system via a data transmission link are provided. The method includes storing, in advance, at least one switch-on time for the medical engineering system in a spatially remote central unit via the data transmission link. The method also includes switching-on the medical engineering system by the central unit via the data transmission link at the at least one stored switch-on time.