Surgical Data Control System for Centralized Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgical procedures face challenges in managing and monitoring various factors during complex operations, leading to potential complications that can result in adverse patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs, highlighting the need for a system that can effectively collect, analyze, and provide feedback on surgical device data, surgeon performance, and environmental conditions in real-time.
Innovation Solution
A surgical data control system that includes a wireless data receiver for collecting surgical device data from various instruments and equipment, a memory system for storing relevant data, and a report generator that produces a dashboard report summarizing the relationship between surgical device data, surgeon data, and environmental data, which can be transmitted remotely for analysis and feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple surgical devices and instruments are used during complex surgical procedures, then surgical capability and treatment options are improved, but the complexity of managing and monitoring device data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines data from multiple surgical devices, instruments, and systems into a single centralized dashboard interface. This merging of data streams allows surgeons to monitor all device parameters through one unified system, reducing the cognitive load and management complexity despite using multiple sophisticated surgical tools simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard system serves multiple functions: it displays real-time device data, provides alerts for abnormal conditions, records surgical metrics, and enables post-procedure analysis. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate monitoring, recording, and analysis systems into a single universal platform.
2Reliability
If real-time monitoring of surgical device data is implemented, then patient safety is improved, but the amount of data to be processed and displayed increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the most critical surgical parameters and device metrics on the dashboard, filtering out less important data. This selective extraction allows real-time monitoring of essential safety-critical information without being overwhelmed by the complete volume of available data from multiple devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard provides different levels of data detail and monitoring intensity for different surgical parameters based on their criticality. Critical parameters receive prominent display and alert mechanisms, while less critical data is displayed with lower priority, optimizing the information presentation according to local importance rather than uniform treatment of all data.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive data collection from all surgical devices is performed, then post-procedure analysis capability is improved, but the time required to collect and process data during surgery increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically begins collecting and storing data from all surgical devices at the start of the procedure without requiring manual setup or configuration. This preliminary automatic data capture ensures comprehensive information is recorded for later analysis without consuming surgeon time during the critical surgical phases.
Solution Approach 2:
The dashboard system autonomously collects, processes, and stores data from multiple surgical devices without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the data collection process, eliminating the need for additional personnel or time spent on data gathering, while still providing comprehensive data for post-procedure analysis.
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AI summary
One example a surgical data control system. A wireless data receiver receives surgical device data that is wirelessly transmitted from surgical instruments, medicine administering equipment, and energy delivery equipment during a surgical procedure. The surgical device data is stored in a memory system along with surgeon data, patient data, and environment data associated with the surgical environment in which the surgical procedure is performed. A report generator generates an aggregated surgical data set characterizing a relationship between the surgical device data, the surgeon data, the patient data, and the environment data. The report generator thus generates a surgical dashboard report comprising the aggregated surgical data set in a predetermined data format. The surgical data control system can transmit the surgical dashboard report to at least one remote device via a network upon conclusion of the surgical procedure.