Robotic Surgery Data Analysis for Idle Period Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Robotic surgeries face inefficiencies due to improper setup of robotic surgical systems and missing supplies, leading to delays and increased anesthesia time for patients, as current guidelines lack feedback mechanisms for incorrect or incomplete setups.
Innovation Solution
A system that analyzes surgical procedure data to identify idle periods and their causes, generating recommendations for modifying the procedure setup plan to prevent delays, such as ensuring the correct tools and optimal port placement are used, by accessing and modifying the setup plan based on recorded events and surgeon preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If current guidelines are used for pre-operative planning without feedback mechanisms, then procedure setup is simplified, but delays occur due to improper setup or missing supplies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by analyzing surgical procedure data to identify idle periods and their causes, then generating recommendations to modify procedure setup plans. This closed-loop feedback system allows the system to learn from actual surgical outcomes and improve future setups, resolving the contradiction between simple setup procedures and timely execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of surgical procedure data to identify potential setup issues before they occur. By detecting idle periods and their causes in advance, the system can generate modified procedure setup plans that prevent delays before the next surgery, transforming reactive problem-solving into proactive prevention.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the same guidelines are applied to all surgeons, then standardization is improved, but individual surgeon preferences are not accounted for causing adjustments during procedure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the procedure setup plan dynamic by allowing it to be modified based on analyzed surgical data and surgeon preferences. Instead of rigid standardization, the system adapts the setup plan to individual surgeon preferences while maintaining overall standardization benefits, enabling flexible adjustments without time-consuming reconfiguration during surgery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically analyzing surgical procedure data to identify idle periods and generate recommendations for modifying procedure setup plans. This self-service capability allows the system to learn from actual usage patterns and automatically optimize future setups without requiring manual intervention for each adjustment.
3Manufacturing precision
If robotic surgical systems are set up with maximum precision and range of motion, then surgical precision is improved, but setup complexity increases leading to delays
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from analyzing surgical procedure data to identify idle periods caused by setup complexity. By detecting where time is lost during setup and analyzing the underlying causes, the system generates recommendations to simplify setup procedures while maintaining the precision and range of motion capabilities of the robotic surgical system.
Data Source
AI summary
One example method for improving the efficiency of robotic surgical procedures via surgical procedure data analysis. The method includes accessing surgical procedure data of a robotic surgical procedure. The surgical procedure data contains data or events associated with the robotic surgical system during the robotic surgical procedure. The method further includes accessing a procedure setup plan for the robotic surgical procedure corresponding to the surgical procedure data and determining an idle period of the surgical procedure based on the surgical procedure data. The method also includes analyzing the surgical procedure data to detect one or more events associated with the idle period to determine a cause of the idle period, and generating a recommendation for modifying the procedure setup plan for the robotic surgical procedure based on the determined cause of the idle period.