Surgical Function Adjustment Using Situational Awareness Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical devices lack the ability to adjust their functions based on situational awareness, leading to suboptimal performance and potential safety issues during surgical procedures.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a surgical system with a situational awareness module that collects and analyzes clinical data preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively to adjust device functions accordingly, enhancing safety and efficacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If surgical devices use fixed functions without situational awareness, then device complexity is reduced, but surgical precision and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical system continuously collects clinical data from multiple sources (sensors, imaging devices, electronic health records) and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust device functions. The situational awareness module processes real-time data about surgical progress, tissue conditions, and patient vitals to optimize device performance during the procedure.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical device transitions from static, pre-programmed functions to dynamic, adaptive functions that change in response to real-time surgical conditions. The device can modify its operational parameters, activate different modes, or adjust energy delivery based on the current surgical situation detected by the situational awareness system.
2Reliability
If surgical devices implement situational awareness and dynamic adjustment, then surgical safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data collection and analysis before critical surgical events occur. By continuously monitoring clinical data and predicting potential issues, the system can prepare preventive measures in advance, such as adjusting device parameters or alerting the surgeon to potential risks before they manifest.
Solution Approach 2:
The situational awareness module acts as an intermediary between multiple data sources and the surgical device control system. It integrates information from sensors, imaging devices, and electronic health records, then translates this complex data into actionable commands for the surgical device, simplifying the overall system architecture.
3Productivity
If surgical devices collect and analyze clinical data in real-time, then surgical efficacy is improved, but loss of time for data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The situational awareness system operates continuously throughout the surgical procedure, collecting and analyzing data without interruption. This eliminates the need for separate data collection phases and ensures that surgical decisions are always based on the most current information, maintaining continuous surgical workflow.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual data analysis and device adjustment with automated computational processing. Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms analyze clinical data in real-time, eliminating the time required for manual assessment and enabling instantaneous optimization of surgical device functions.
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AI summary
A system includes a surgical device useable in a sterile field and having a first control circuit to selectively control the surgical device, an actuator communicatively coupled to the first control circuit, and a sterile field display separate from the surgical device. An actuation of the actuator implements a surgical function by the surgical device. The sterile field display includes a second control circuit communicatively coupled to the first control circuit, and the second control circuit includes a user interface to receive a user input. The second control circuit receives an input signal from the user interface indicative of an adjustment to the surgical function associated with the actuator. Further, the second control circuit transmits an output signal to the first control circuit based on the input signal.