Medical Imaging Adapter for Secure Wireless Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical imaging instruments face challenges with wired data transmission, including cable management issues, compatibility with new display devices, incorrect pairing and activation of wireless instruments, and safety risks due to unintended data transmission, which can lead to treatment errors and operational inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A medical system comprising a medical imaging instrument with a plug port and a detachable data transmission adapter that enables wireless data transmission, secure pairing with designated display devices through user confirmation, and gesture recognition for intuitive operation, ensuring compatibility and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wired endoscopes are used for data transmission, then reliability of data transmission is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to cable management issues and restricted freedom of movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical cable-based data transmission system with a wireless transmission system. The endoscope system transmits image data wirelessly to display devices, eliminating physical cables and connectors. This substitution resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable data transmission through wireless communication while dramatically improving ease of operation by removing cable management constraints and restoring freedom of movement to medical staff.
2Ease of operation
If wireless endoscopes are used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to incorrect pairing and unintended data transmission to wrong display devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the endoscope system receives confirmation from the display device that data transmission is authorized. The display device outputs a confirmation signal back to the endoscope system, creating a closed-loop feedback system. This ensures that wireless data transmission only occurs when the correct display device is identified and has confirmed readiness, thereby maintaining reliability while preserving the ease of wireless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent requires preliminary pairing and confirmation actions before data transmission begins. The endoscope system and display device must establish a pairing relationship in advance, and the display device must output a confirmation signal before receiving image data. This preliminary action ensures that the correct devices are connected before transmission starts, preventing incorrect pairing and unintended data transmission while maintaining the benefits of wireless operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display devices are available, then adaptability is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to confusion about which device should receive data from a specific imaging instrument
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a pairing mechanism as an intermediary layer between the endoscope system and multiple display devices. Each display device must be paired with the endoscope system through a defined process, creating a many-to-one relationship where multiple display devices can be associated with a single endoscope system. This intermediary pairing system resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability to multiple display devices while ensuring reliability through controlled data transmission only to paired devices based on their identification.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a medical system including a medical imaging instrument which is adapted to generate image data and which comprises a plug port for connecting a data cable, and a data transmission adapter which is detachably connectable to the plug port and is adapted to receive the image data via the plug port and to transmit data based on the image data wirelessly. The present disclosure also relates to a data transmission adapter, a method for retrofitting a medical imaging instrument and a method for transmitting image data.