Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Monitoring With Real-Time Remote Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transcranial Doppler ultrasound machines lack real-time monitoring and condition-based notifications for ultrasound test results, requiring medical practitioners to be present during examinations and not alerting remote users when critical conditions are met.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for monitoring ultrasound tests that provides real-time, condition-based notifications to remote users by integrating a distributed cloud architecture with a TCD ultrasound machine, allowing for continuous data reception and notification based on user-defined thresholds and conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing TCD ultrasound machines are used with real-time viewing capability, then medical practitioners can monitor ultrasound test results concurrently with the examination, but the medical practitioner must be present at the examination and cannot provide remote notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary system that receives ultrasound test data from the TCD machine, processes it against predefined thresholds, and sends notifications to remote users. This intermediary layer enables remote monitoring without requiring the medical practitioner to be physically present during the examination, resolving the contradiction between real-time monitoring capability and remote notification capability.
2Reliability
If medical practitioners are present during all TCD examinations, then they can immediately review and respond to critical findings, but continuous on-site presence is required and cannot be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback by continuously monitoring ultrasound test data against predefined thresholds and immediately notifying remote users when critical conditions are met. This feedback mechanism ensures that medical practitioners can respond to critical findings without being physically present during the entire examination, reducing the time commitment required for continuous on-site presence while maintaining reliable immediate response capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-configuring threshold criteria and notification protocols before the examination. Users can set up monitoring parameters, threshold values, and notification preferences in advance, allowing the system to automatically detect and respond to critical conditions without requiring real-time manual intervention during the examination.
3Speed
If real-time monitoring of ultrasound data is implemented, then critical conditions can be detected immediately, but false positive notifications may occur due to transient variations in test data
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses preliminary action by pre-establishing threshold criteria and notification protocols before the examination. Users can configure specific threshold values and monitoring parameters in advance, allowing the system to automatically detect and respond to critical conditions without requiring real-time manual intervention during the examination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by allowing flexible adjustment of threshold criteria and notification parameters based on patient-specific factors and clinical context. The system can adapt monitoring sensitivity and threshold values dynamically during different examination phases or for different patient populations, reducing false positives while maintaining rapid detection capability.
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
Enables timely notification of critical ultrasound test results to remote medical teams, reducing the need for continuous on-site presence and enhancing patient care through real-time monitoring and data accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
a sonographer using a transducer of a TCD ultrasound machine to identify and insonate a region of vasculature. Echoes of ultrasound waves insonating the region of vasculature are received
Implementation Method 2
transcranial Doppler (TCD) can be used to measure the velocity of blood flow in a neurovasculature of a patient
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for monitoring ultrasound tests and notifying users about test results, are described. The method includes receiving ultrasound test data representing blood flow in a blood vessel, and receiving a notification condition having a flow parameter threshold for the blood flow. The method includes determining whether the ultrasound test data meets the notification condition, and transmitting, in response to the ultrasound test data meeting the notification condition, a notification. The notification is sent in real-time, concurrently with the ultrasound test, and includes a selectable reference to cause the display of the test results on a user device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.