Medical Telemeter Periodic Patient Confirmation Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing medical telemeters lack adequate confirmation of patient information, leading to potential misidentification issues due to small displays and infrequent lighting, which can result in incorrect settings being continued.

Innovation Solution

A medical telemeter with a displaying section, storing section, and controller that displays a confirmation message based on stored patient information when specific events occur, such as power-on or elapsed time, ensuring accurate patient identification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If the screen size is reduced to meet miniaturization requirements, then the device size is reduced, but the display of patient information becomes too small and hardly seen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice sizeVSAvoidvisibility of patient information

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting device operates periodically by turning on at predetermined intervals to illuminate the screen and display patient information, even when the device is in a power-saving state with the screen off. This periodic illumination allows users to confirm patient information without requiring a continuously lit screen or larger display area.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

2Use of energy by moving object

If the lighting device is turned off to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but patient information cannot be confirmed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy consumptionVSAvoidconfirmation of patient information

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The lighting device turns on at predetermined intervals to display patient information on the screen, allowing confirmation without continuous illumination. This periodic operation significantly reduces energy consumption compared to continuous lighting while still enabling periodic verification of patient identity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides visual feedback by displaying patient information on the screen when the lighting device turns on, allowing users to confirm the correct patient is selected. This feedback mechanism ensures accurate patient identification while maintaining energy efficiency through intermittent rather than continuous display.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Volume of moving object

If patient information is set only by the central monitor, then the medical telemeter can be miniaturized, but adequate confirmation of set patient information cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemedical telemeter sizeVSAvoidpatient information confirmation

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The medical telemeter periodically illuminates the screen to display patient information that was set by the central monitor, enabling local confirmation without adding significant size. This periodic display function provides the necessary reliability for patient identification while maintaining the miniaturized form factor.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS11064885B2Medical telemeter, medical system, and method of controlling medical telemeter

Publication Date: 2021.07.20 NIHON KOHDEN CORP

AI summary

A medical telemeter includes: a displaying section which is configured to display information; a storing section which is configured to store patient information that is information of a patient who uses the medical telemeter; and a controller which, when a predetermined event occurs, is configured to read the patient information stored in the storing section, and is configured to cause the displaying section to display a confirmation message that is based on the patient information.