Cardiac Resuscitation Tracking System with Real-Time Data Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for tracking cardiac resuscitation procedures are inefficient, lacking detailed logging and real-time correction capabilities, and fail to seamlessly transfer critical information during transitions of care, leading to potential medical errors due to reliance on verbal communication and rudimentary data entry methods.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that uses a software application with a mobile logging device and an audio-visual heads-up display to track and display timers and events, allowing for real-time updates and synchronization across devices, reducing the need for verbal communication and ensuring accurate transfer of patient data during transitions of care.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automated tracking systems are implemented, then information transfer accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital copies of patient data and treatment information that can be instantly transferred between devices. The system creates and maintains digital replicas of medical records, timing data, and event logs that can be accessed and transferred without manual copying, ensuring accuracy while using standard computing hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to run on multiple types of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) using universal communication protocols and data formats. This multi-functionality allows the complex tracking capabilities to be accessed through common devices, reducing the need for specialized equipment while maintaining high information transfer accuracy.
2Productivity
If real-time synchronization across devices is implemented, then transition of care efficiency is improved, but data transfer requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-formatting and pre-validating data before transfer occurs. Patient information, treatment protocols, and event data are structured in advance using standardized schemas, allowing for efficient bulk transfers during transitions of care without requiring repeated data processing or validation during the actual handoff.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that track data transfer status and synchronize state across devices in real-time. When data is entered or modified on one device, the system provides feedback about synchronization status and automatically manages data replication, reducing the overall data transfer volume needed during transitions by maintaining continuous consistency.
3Manufacturing precision
If detailed logging of resuscitation events is implemented, then treatment accuracy is improved, but cognitive burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically logging resuscitation events, timing intervals, and treatment parameters without requiring manual data entry. The application autonomously captures data from connected medical devices, timestamps events, and records treatment deviations, providing detailed logging while eliminating the cognitive burden of manual documentation for healthcare providers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical processes of data recording with automated electronic capture and processing. Instead of providers manually writing down or verbally reporting each event, the system uses electronic sensors, timers, and communication protocols to automatically record treatment data, maintaining high treatment accuracy while reducing cognitive load.
4Measurement precision
If timers continue without stopping during device transfer, then timing accuracy is improved, but synchronization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary approach where timer state and synchronization status are maintained as separate data elements that can be transferred independently of the running timers. The intermediary layer handles the coordination of timer continuation across device boundaries, managing the synchronization complexity while preserving timing accuracy through structured data exchange protocols.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer program products for tracking of cardiac resuscitation procedures and transitions of care are disclosed. The method includes displaying on a first device one or more timers and a plurality of inputs, the plurality of inputs comprising patient health data, patient interventions, and medical events. The one or more timers, a feed of the medical events, and the patient interventions are displayed on a second device. One or more selections of the plurality of inputs are received from a user. A recommended cardiac resuscitation step is determined based on the user selections. The displaying on the second device is updated based on the one or more user selections and the recommendation. In various embodiments, a hand-off procedure may be implemented to transfer patient data, timers, event data, and/or user privileges from one healthcare professional to another.