Medical Software Platform for Objective ICG Perfusion Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical tools lack the ability to accurately and objectively visualize and analyze tissue perfusion and structural anatomy in real-time during minimally invasive surgeries, leading to potential complications and increased healthcare costs.
Innovation Solution
A medical software tools platform incorporating tools like ICG Visualization, Instant Replay, Height Mapping, Grid Tool, Perfusion Visualization and Quantification, and Color Collaboration, which enhance data analysis on surgical displays to assist surgeons in identifying healthy and diseased tissue regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If intraoperative fluorescence imaging with ICG is used, then visualization of tissue perfusion and anatomical structures is improved, but the ability to objectively analyze and quantify perfusion levels is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system between the fluorescence imaging capture and the surgeon's decision-making. The image processing module acts as a mediator that automatically analyzes captured fluorescence images, quantifies perfusion levels, and presents objective data alongside visual images, thereby bridging the gap between visualization and objective measurement capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces subjective visual assessment by surgeons with automated computational analysis. The mechanical/manual process of visual inspection is substituted with an automated image processing system that objectively measures and quantifies perfusion parameters, providing precise numerical data instead of subjective visual judgments
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple surgical tools and devices are used, then surgical capabilities are enhanced, but system complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple previously separate functions into a single integrated surgical system. The fluorescence imaging device, image processing module, display system, and various surgical tools are combined into one unified platform that provides comprehensive surgical capabilities while maintaining a streamlined user interface and simplified operation procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal surgical system that can perform multiple functions through a single integrated platform. The system can capture fluorescence images, process and analyze them, display results, and support various surgical procedures, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices and reducing operational complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
These tools improve visualization of tissue perfusion and anatomical structures, reducing the risk of complications and decreasing healthcare costs by providing objective and precise surgical decision-making.
Implementation Method 1
ICG is a fluorescent dye and a marker in the assessment of the perfusion of tissues and organs
Implementation Method 2
Intraoperative fluorescence imaging is commonly used during multiple minimally invasive procedures to enable surgeons to visualize tissue perfusion and anatomical structures
Data Source
AI summary
Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or tools, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. In particular, an optical sensor located within an endoscopic camera may register subtle differences in color characteristics reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit the information to a medical image processing system. Moreover, the new tools are intended to help surgeons better determine the boundaries between healthy and diseased regions during surgical procedures. Various tools are intended to be used in procedures where indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye is used. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging is commonly used during minimally invasive procedures to enable surgeons to visualize tissue perfusion and anatomical structures. The term perfusion refers to the passage of blood and tissue fluid through the capillary bed. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging can also be used to improve visualization of vessels and structures, which, in turn, may reduce the risk of complications during minimally invasive surgeries.