Medical procedure monitoring system

• US 9,788,799 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2013
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valco Acquisition LLC
• Original Assignee: Surgical Site Solutions, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Wagner, David W., Zenati, Marco, Flaherty, J. C., Flaherty, R. M., Maron, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Hongmin
• Application Number:
  US14/414,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20150164436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,554 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00234 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00203 with speech control or speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00207 with hand gesture control or hand gesture recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/502 Headgear, e.g. helmet, spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/05 Surgical care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 Voice-controlled interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/00 Dental auxiliary appliances dental chairs or accessories therefor, working stands whether or not combined with chairs A61G15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a medical procedure performed in a clinical environment is provided. An audio recorder is configured to produce a verbal data signal that is representative of a verbal communication occurring in the clinical environment, and a data analyzer is configured to detect an adverse condition based upon the verbal data signal. An alert module is configured to alert an operator upon the detection of an adverse condition.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a medical procedure performed in a clinical environment comprising:

an input module for receiving a checklist comprising a proper protocol for the medical procedure and adapted to be customized by an operator;

an audio receiver constructed and arranged to produce a verbal data signal representative of verbal communication that occurs in the clinical environment;

a data analyzer constructed and arranged to (i) receive the verbal data signal from the audio receiver, (ii) analyze the verbal data signal to determine real-time events, (iii) compare the real-time events to the checklist, and (iv) detect at least one adverse condition when a real-time event falls outside of the proper protocol; and

an alert module constructed and arranged to alert at least one operator when the at least one adverse condition is detected by the data analyzer.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the medical procedure comprises at least one of:

a surgical procedure;

a minimally invasive surgical procedure;

a laparoscopic surgical procedure;

an open surgical procedure;

an interventional procedure;

a reconstructive surgery;

a robotic procedure;

a robotically-enabled procedure;

an outpatient procedure;

a dental procedures;

a fully anesthetized dental procedure; and

combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the clinical environment comprises at least one of:

an operating room;

a catheterization lab;

an intensive care unit;

a control room for an operating room;

an outpatient surgery treatment room;

a dentist'"'"'s office;

a surgeon'"'"'s office;

a maxillofacial surgeon'"'"'s office; and

combinations thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver comprises at least one microphone.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver comprises multiple microphones.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the multiple microphones are in proximity to the at least one operator.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the multiple microphones comprise a first microphone positioned in proximity to a first operator and a second microphone in proximity to a second operator.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver comprises at least one of:

a microphone;

an operator-worn microphone;

an operator-worn headset;

a room microphone;

an omnidirectional microphone;

a Bluetooth device;

a telephone;

a mobile telephone;

a wireless device; and

combinations thereof.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver comprises an operator-worn headset.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein each operator of the at least one operator wears a headset.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein each headset comprises an identifier associated with a respective operator.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver comprises an intercom system.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio receiver is further constructed and arranged to produce a non-verbal data signal.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the non-verbal data signal comprises audio signals produced by equipment positioned in the clinical environment.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the data analyzer is further constructed and arranged to receive the non-verbal data signal from the audio receiver, analyze the non-verbal data signal and detect an equipment status signal.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the equipment status signal comprises an equipment warning signal.

17. The system of claim 1 further comprising a video camera constructed and arranged to produce a video data signal.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the data analyzer is further constructed and arranged to receive the video data signal from the video camera and analyze the video data signal.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the data analyzer is further constructed and arranged to detect an operator gesture.

20. A method for monitoring a medical procedure performed in a clinical environment comprising:

receiving at an input module a checklist comprising a proper protocol for the medical procedure and adapted to be customized by an operator;

producing using an audio receiver a verbal data signal representative of verbal communication that occurs in the clinical environment;

analyzing the verbal data signal with a data analyzer to determine real-time events;

comparing the real-time events to the checklist using the data analyzer;

detecting with the data analyzer at least one adverse condition when a real-time event falls outside of the proper protocol; and

alerting at least one operator with an alert module when the at least one adverse condition is detected.