Surgical Control Apparatus Scene-Based Device Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical professionals in operating rooms face inefficiencies in managing and coordinating the settings of various medical devices during surgical procedures, requiring manual learning and reference materials for tasks like handpiece assembly, which can divert attention from the operation.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus with a processor that selects and changes device settings based on user input, displaying relevant surgery-related information and reference materials, such as instruction manuals or videos, to streamline device management and enhance procedural efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If surgical staff manually manage device settings and refer to instruction manuals during surgery, then they can learn and operate devices, but their attention is diverted from the surgical operation and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically identifies required devices based on the selected surgical procedure and autonomously configures their settings without requiring manual intervention from surgical staff. The control apparatus serves itself by retrieving device information, determining required settings, and executing configuration automatically, freeing staff to focus on the surgery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs device configuration in advance by automatically setting up all required devices before the surgical procedure begins. By pre-configuring devices based on the selected procedure type, the system eliminates the need for manual setup during surgery, thereby maintaining surgical efficiency while ensuring proper device operation.
2Productivity
If the system automatically configures devices based on surgical procedure, then device management efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus is designed to handle multiple surgical procedures and configure various types of medical devices through a single unified system. By implementing universal device identification and configuration capabilities that work across different procedure types, the system achieves high productivity without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automatic verification mechanisms that check whether device configurations are correctly applied and whether the selected procedure matches the configured devices. This feedback loop ensures reliable automatic configuration while maintaining system simplicity through error detection and correction.
Data Source
AI summary
A control apparatus includes a processor. The processor selects one scene of a plurality of scenes of a predetermined surgical operation based on user input, changes settings of a surgical apparatus according to the scene selected when each scene is selected, selects surgery-related information according to the scene selected, and displays the surgery-related information on a display unit.