Surgical Tracking Maps for Real-Time Procedural Consistency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Variations in procedural methods between different surgeons and inconsistencies in procedural outcomes necessitate a tool to standardize surgical procedures and improve procedural consistency.
Innovation Solution
A system that processes live surgical data to identify real-time procedural states using a surgical data structure, providing precise guidance through a pre-coded map, integrating with operating room devices and personnel to enhance procedural consistency and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If surgical procedures are performed without standardized guidance, then surgeons have procedural flexibility, but procedural consistency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical procedural map is pre-coded with standardized procedural steps, anatomical landmarks, and guidance data before the surgical procedure begins. This preliminary preparation enables real-time tracking and comparison against standardized protocols during surgery, improving procedural consistency while maintaining flexibility through the structured framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system processes live surgical data and provides real-time feedback by identifying the current position within the surgical procedural map and displaying corresponding guidance information. This continuous feedback loop allows surgeons to compare their actions against standardized procedures and adjust accordingly, enhancing procedural consistency.
2Measurement precision
If real-time surgical data processing is implemented, then procedural guidance accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical procedure is divided into discrete procedural states represented as segments in the surgical procedural map. Each state corresponds to specific anatomical landmarks, surgical actions, or procedural milestones. This segmentation enables precise identification of current procedural state through pattern matching against predefined segments, improving accuracy while managing complexity through modular structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical procedural map serves as an intermediary data structure that bridges raw surgical data and actionable guidance information. It translates complex live surgical data into standardized procedural states and corresponding guidance, simplifying the processing pipeline while maintaining high measurement precision through structured representation.
3Reliability
If standardized procedural methods are enforced, then procedural consistency is improved, but surgeon autonomy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides standardized procedural guidance at key decision points and critical procedural states rather than enforcing complete standardization throughout. This partial application of standardization maintains consistency where it matters most while preserving surgeon autonomy for judgment calls and patient-specific variations, balancing reliability with ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for accessing a surgical dataset including surgical data collected during performance of a surgical procedure. The surgical data can include video data of the surgical procedure. Using the surgical data, a plurality of procedural states associated with the surgical procedure can be determined. For a procedural state of the plurality of procedural states, temporal information can be identified that identifies a part of the video data to be associated with the procedural state. For the procedural state of the plurality of procedural states, electronic data can be generated that characterizes the part of the video data and outputting the electronic data associated with the plurality of procedural states.