Surgical Parameter History Display for Phacoemulsification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical systems, such as phacoemulsification systems, lack the ability to provide a historical analysis of critical operating parameters and their interrelationships, which is essential for understanding and improving surgical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A surgical system that records and displays the values of multiple parameters, such as vacuum, flow, and ultrasound power, in real-time and historically, along with video and audio recordings, allowing for a comprehensive review of procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple surgical parameters are recorded and displayed simultaneously, then the comprehensiveness of historical analysis is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides multiple surgical parameters into separate display regions or graphical representations, allowing each parameter to be visualized independently while maintaining overall comprehensiveness. This segmentation reduces the perceived complexity by organizing information into manageable sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The computer system is designed to handle multiple parameter types (vacuum, flow, ultrasound power, etc.) through a unified recording and display interface. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems, actually reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive historical analysis capability.
2Measurement precision
If real-time recording of all surgical parameters is implemented, then the accuracy of procedural review is improved, but the data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates graphical representations and visual copies of the recorded parameter data, allowing accurate review without continuously processing raw numerical data. These graphical copies enable precise procedural analysis while reducing the computational burden of handling extensive raw data sets.
3Reliability
If comprehensive parameter monitoring is added, then the safety of surgical procedures is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback through graphical representations of parameter values and their interrelationships. This feedback mechanism allows operators to monitor multiple parameters simultaneously in an intuitive format, maintaining procedural safety without overwhelming the operator with complex controls or data presentation.
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AI summary
The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for medical care, and more particularly to systems and methods for historical display of surgical operating parameters. A first embodiment is a surgical system that includes a surgical instrument having a plurality of associated surgical parameters, each parameter having a value at each instant during an associate surgical procedure. The system further includes a computer system configured to record the values of each associated surgical parameter at each instant during an associate surgical procedure and display the values of each associated surgical parameter at each instant in a human readable form.