Surgical Hub Data Retrieval for OR- and Procedure-Specific Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mechanisms for preparing operating rooms (ORs) for surgical procedures are inefficient, involving hectic coordination and less effective use of surgical instruments and devices.
Innovation Solution
A surgical hub system that stores and retrieves location and procedure-specific data for efficient preparation and execution of surgical procedures, utilizing a multi-tiered network architecture with edge and cloud computing, and redundant data paths for secure data flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If current mechanisms are used for preparing ORs and surgical devices, then coordination between medical facility and HCPs is required, but the preparation process becomes hectic and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical hub system enables automated self-service functionality by automatically retrieving location and procedure-specific data, generating surgical procedure information, and transmitting control programs to surgical devices without requiring manual coordination between the medical facility and HCPs, thereby eliminating the hectic preparation process
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-fetching and storing location and surgical procedure specific data before the surgical procedure begins, generating surgical procedure information in advance, and preparing control programs ahead of time, so that no coordination is needed during the actual preparation phase
2Productivity
If surgical devices are prepared with proper settings and control programs, then the surgical procedure can be executed, but the current process is less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical hub automatically retrieves and stores location and procedure-specific data in advance, generates the appropriate surgical procedure information beforehand, and transmits control programs to surgical devices prior to the procedure, eliminating time-consuming manual preparation and settings adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms where the surgical hub continuously monitors and retrieves updated location and procedure-specific data, automatically adjusts control programs based on this feedback, and transmits refined settings to surgical devices, ensuring optimal configuration without manual intervention
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for data storage and data retrieval based on processing, analysis, and/or usage needs. The data storage and data retrieval may include distributed and/or redundant data storage, for example, based on usage location of the data. Data storage and retrieval may be performed based on location and surgical procedure specific data. Data relating to, for example, a particular operating room and/or surgical procedure may be compiled and stored together. The data may be retrieved for future use. A surgical hub may obtain location and surgical procedure specific data for a specific location and surgical procedure. The surgical hub may generate surgical procedure information using the obtained location and surgical procedure specific data, for example, to use for an upcoming surgical procedure. The surgical hub may communicate the surgical procedure information to modules and/or surgical systems, for example, to perform the surgical procedure.