Surgical Hub Data Anonymization for Modular OR Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical systems face challenges in efficiently managing multiple energy sources, fluid lines, and data communication during surgical procedures, leading to inefficiencies and potential disruptions in sterile environments.
Innovation Solution
A modular surgical hub system with integrated energy generators, smoke evacuation, and fluid management, along with a communication bus for interactive communication between modules, and a cloud-based data network for enhanced data processing and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple energy sources, fluid lines, and data communication devices are integrated in traditional surgical systems, then functional completeness is achieved, but device complexity and entanglement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical system is divided into separate modular components including a surgical hub, energy generators, smoke evacuators, fluid management systems, and communication devices. Each module performs a specific function and can be independently positioned or removed, eliminating the entanglement while preserving functional completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical hub serves as a universal platform that coordinates multiple functions including energy delivery, smoke evacuation, fluid management, and data communication. This centralized coordination allows diverse functions to be integrated without physical entanglement of components.
2Loss of information
If multiple hardware units and data streams are integrated in surgical systems, then comprehensive data collection is achieved, but system complexity and potential disruptions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical hub acts as an intermediary device that receives, synchronizes, and processes data streams from multiple hardware units including cameras, sensors, audio devices, and patient monitoring equipment. This centralized mediation simplifies the system architecture while maintaining comprehensive data collection capabilities.
3Productivity
If traditional surgical systems manage multiple components, then operational capability is maintained, but downtime and inefficiencies occur
Solution Approach 1:
The modular architecture enables dynamic reconfiguration of the surgical system. Components can be quickly added, removed, or replaced without affecting the entire system, reducing downtime and improving operational efficiency while maintaining full operational capability.
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AI summary
Various surgical hubs and data stripping methods are disclosed. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to interrogate a modular device coupled to the processor via a modular communication hub. The modular device is a source of data sets that include patient identity data and surgical procedure data. The processor also executes instructions to: receive a data set from the modular device; discard the patient identity data and any portion of the surgical procedure data that identifies the patient from the data set; extract anonymous data from the data set and create an anonymized data set; and configure operation of the surgical hub or the modular device based on the anonymized data set.