Operating room black-box device, system, method and computer readable medium
OwnerTeodor Pantchev GRANTCHAROVinventor
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Abstract
A multi-channel recorder/encoder for collecting, integrating, synchronizing and recording medical or surgical data received as independent live ware units. The medical or surgical data relating to a live or real-time medical procedure. Example hardware units include a control interface, cameras, sensors, audio devices, and patient monitoring hardware. Further example systems may include a cloud based platform incorporating the encoder.
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A system for collecting and processing medical or surgical data comprising:
- a plurality of hardware units for collecting real-time medical or surgical data streams having a control interface coupled by a network to cameras, sensors, audio devices, and patient monitoring hardware, the real-time medical or surgical data streams relating to a real-time medical procedure within an operating or clinical site;
- device middleware and hardware for translating, connecting, and formatting the real-time medical or surgical data streams received independently from the hardware units;
- an encoder with a network server for synchronizing and recording the real-time medical or surgical data streams to a common clock or timeline to generate a session container file;
- network infrastructure connecting the encoder, the device middleware and hardware and the hardware units;
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- switching or gateway hardware for a virtual private network to transmit the session container file.
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A multi-channel encoder for collecting, integrating, synchronizing and recording medical or surgical data streams onto a single interface with a common timeline or clock, the medical or surgical data streams received as independent real-time or live data streams from a plurality of hardware units, the encoder having a network server for scheduling transmission of session file containers for the recordings, the encoder processing the medical or surgical data streams to generate measurement metrics relating to a real-time medical procedure.
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A method for collecting and processing medical or surgical data comprising:
- receiving, at a multi-channel encoder, a plurality of live or real-time independent input feeds from one or more data capture devices located in an operating room or other patient intervention area, the input feeds relating to a live or real-time medical procedure;
- routing the input feeds using a switch router to the encoder
- synchronizing, by the encoder, the plurality of live independent input feeds onto a single interface with a common timeline or clock;
- recording the synchronized input feeds using a network server;
- processing the input feeds for identity anonymization;
- generating, by the encoder, an output session file using the synchronized input feeds;
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- transmitting the output session file using the network server.
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A cloud based system for collecting and processing medical or surgical data comprising:
- an encoder having a control interface for, in response to receiving a control command, triggering collection of real-time medical or surgical data streams by smart devices including cameras, sensors, audio devices, and patient monitoring hardware, the medical or surgical data relating to a real-time medical procedure within an operating or clinical site, the encoder for authenticating the smart devices, the smart devices synchronizing the real-time medical or surgical data streams by embedding timestamp markers within the real-time medical or surgical data streams, the timestamp markers generated by each smart device by a device clock;
- a media management hub server with middleware and hardware for translating, connecting, formatting, and recording the real-time medical or surgical data streams to generate session container files on network accessible storage devices;
- wireless network infrastructure to provide a secure network connection between the encoder, the smart devices and the media management hub server for communication of the real-time medical or surgical data streams;
- a central content server for storing and distributing the session container files and providing a two-way communication interface for the media management hub to implement a file transfer handshake for the session container files;
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- switching or gateway hardware for a virtual private network tunnel to transmit the session container files from the media management hub to the central content server.
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