Surgical Control Visualization Within the Surgeon's Field of View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgeons face disruptions in minimally invasive and open surgery due to the need to access surgical equipment control components outside their field of view, leading to increased procedure duration and potential patient harm.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an image capture device and a display that captures and outputs images of surgical equipment control components within the surgeon's field of view, allowing them to access and operate these components without diverting attention from the surgical site.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the surgeon focuses attention on the surgical site, then surgical precision and safety are improved, but access to control components outside the field of view becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses camera devices to capture images of control components and displays them on a screen within the surgeon's field of view. This creates a visual copy of the control components, allowing the surgeon to monitor and access them without physically turning away from the surgical site, thus maintaining surgical focus while improving control component accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of cameras, processors, and display screens that mediate between the surgeon and the control components. This intermediary system transmits visual information about control components to the surgeon's field of view, eliminating the need for direct line-of-sight access to components located outside the surgical field.
2Ease of operation
If the surgeon turns away from the surgical site to access control components, then control component accessibility is improved, but surgical workflow is interrupted and procedure duration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous monitoring of control components through the display system, allowing the surgeon to maintain uninterrupted focus on the surgical site while simultaneously having access to control component information. This eliminates the need to interrupt the surgical workflow to check control component status or locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimensional layer of information display by projecting control component images onto a screen within the surgeon's existing field of view. This superimposes control component visibility onto the surgical field without requiring physical movement or interruption of the surgical procedure.
3Reliability
If multiple equipment and technologies are incorporated into the procedure, then surgical efficacy is improved, but system complexity and difficulty of accessing control components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display system that can show multiple different control components from various surgical equipment simultaneously or sequentially within a single field of view. This multi-functional display approach consolidates the monitoring of numerous control components into one integrated interface, reducing the cognitive and physical burden of managing multiple separate control systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for input control visualization include a control console. The control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors acquire information about the first input control and a physical environment surrounding the first input control. A representation of the first input control and the physical environment is generated from the information. The representation is displayed on the display.