Surgical Console Drag-and-Drop Interface for Procedure Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ophthalmic surgical systems lack the ability to quickly and reliably modify surgical procedures in response to unexpected complications during surgery, such as bleeding or retinal detachment, as they are limited by predefined memorized steps.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) on a touch screen of a surgical console that allows users to modify surgical procedures by dragging and dropping representations of surgical steps, enabling the addition, removal, or rearrangement of steps to adapt to emerging complications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a predefined memorized surgical procedure is used to facilitate a smooth surgical session, then the surgical process is streamlined and efficient, but the system becomes unable to quickly modify the procedure to address unexpected complications
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical procedure is transformed from a static, predefined sequence into a dynamic, modifiable structure. The system allows real-time addition, removal, reordering, and customization of surgical steps through a graphical interface, enabling the procedure to adapt dynamically to unexpected complications while maintaining overall procedural efficiency
2Adaptability or versatility
If a graphical drag and drop interface is implemented to allow real-time modification of surgical procedures, then the adaptability and ease of modification are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses graphical representations (icons, visual elements) to copy and represent surgical steps, instruments, and procedural elements. This visual copying approach simplifies the interaction model, allowing surgeons to manipulate procedure elements through intuitive drag-and-drop operations rather than complex text-based or menu-driven interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical procedure is segmented into discrete, independently manipulable steps or elements. Each surgical step can be individually dragged, dropped, reordered, or modified without affecting the entire procedure structure, reducing the perceived complexity by breaking down the procedure into manageable visual units
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for allowing a user to modify a surgical procedure. An embodiment of the method of the present invention can include: providing a GUI on a touch screen of a surgical console, said GUI comprising a representation of the surgical procedure and representations of one or more surgical steps, wherein the GUI allows a user to modify the representation of the surgical procedure by dragging and dropping representations of surgical steps using the touch screen; detecting that the representation of the surgical procedure has been modified; and modifying the surgical procedure to correspond to the modified representation of the surgical procedure.