Wearable Surgical Mask Voice Sensor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vocally activated control systems in surgical settings face challenges with signal quality and accuracy due to voice sensors not being immediately attached to the surgeon, leading to low signal strength and background noise, resulting in errors in speech recognition.
Innovation Solution
A vocally activated control system with a voice sensor and signal transmitter integrated into a wearable element, such as a surgical mask, that detects and transmits vocal commands to control various surgical apparatus, utilizing advanced voice recognition algorithms and feedback mechanisms to ensure accurate operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If voice sensors are positioned remotely from the surgeon, then the system structure is simplified and easier to implement, but signal quality deteriorates due to low signal strength and background noise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wearable element (such as a surgical mask or headgear) as an intermediary carrier that integrates the voice sensor close to the surgeon's mouth. This intermediary structure enables the sensor to capture vocal commands with high signal quality while maintaining surgical sterility and comfort requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent positions the voice sensor locally near the surgeon's mouth through the wearable element, creating a localized high-signal-quality zone for voice capture. This local positioning ensures optimal signal strength and recognition accuracy specifically at the source of vocal commands without requiring system-wide structural changes.
2Productivity
If multiple surgical apparatus are controlled through a single vocally activated system, then additional personnel and equipment are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the wearable element with integrated voice sensing, signal transmission, and control capabilities that can universally interface with multiple different surgical apparatus. This multi-functional design allows a single system to control various equipment (lights, microscopes, cameras, surgical tools) without requiring separate control systems for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions (voice detection, signal processing, wireless transmission, and apparatus control) into a single integrated wearable system. This merging of previously separate components into one unified device reduces overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to control multiple surgical apparatus.
3Measurement precision
If voice sensors are integrated into wearable elements close to the surgeon, then signal quality and recognition accuracy are improved, but the wearable element design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wearable element into functional segments (voice sensor module, signal processor, transmitter, and structural component) that can be independently designed and optimized. This segmentation allows each component to be tailored for its specific function while maintaining overall system integration, reducing the complexity burden on any single part.
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
The system provides a sensitive and accurate means to control multiple surgical apparatus, reducing the need for additional personnel and improving operational efficiency by ensuring seamless voice-activated control directly from the surgeon, enhancing surgical procedures with reduced errors and costs.
Implementation Method 1
a voice sensor configured to detect at least one vocal command generated by at least one surgeon in said surgical setting
Implementation Method 2
a signal transmitter operatively connected to said voice sensor, said transmitter is configured to convert said at least one vocal command into at least one transmittable vocal signal and transmit said at least one transmittable vocal signal
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AI summary
A method and system for controlling at least one robotically controlled surgical tool via vocal activation include detecting a vocal command generated by a surgeon, converting said at least one surgeon in said surgical setting via said voice sensor. The vocal command is converted to operative instructions associated with a robotically controlled surgical tool to generate instructions according to a predetermined set of rules including at least one of a no fly zone rule and collision prevention rule.