System for detecting sterile field events and related methods

A system for monitoring a sterile field associated with a medical procedure, the system comprising:

• at least one sensor being adjacent an area where the medical procedure is to be performed;
• said at least one sensor configured to monitor at least the area, a patient for the medical procedure, and a medical technician for the medical procedure;
• at least one tag coupled to at least one of a device associated with the medical procedure, the patient, and the medical technician;
• said at least one sensor is configured to detect a location of the at least one of the device, the patient, and the medical technician via an associated tag;
• a processor coupled to said at least one sensor and configured to
• generate a spatial model of the area, the spatial model comprising a plurality of elements,
• generate a contamination probability value for each element of the spatial model, and
• detect a sterile field event, and an associated location for the sterile field event within the spatial model, the sterile field event comprising at least one of a violation and a risk of violation of the sterile field;
• and
• an output device coupled to said processor and configured to generate an alert indicator when the sterile field event is detected, the alert indicator also including the associated location.

A method for operating a system for monitoring a sterile field associated with a medical procedure, the method comprising:

• operating at least one sensor being adjacent an area where the medical procedure is to be performed and to monitor at least the area, a patient for the medical procedure, and a medical technician for the medical procedure;
• operating a processor coupled to the at least one sensor and to
• generate a spatial model of the area, the spatial model comprising a plurality of elements,
• generate a contamination probability value for elements of the spatial model, and
• detect a sterile field event, and an associated location for the sterile field event;
• and
• operating an output device coupled to the processor and to generate an alert indicator when the sterile field event is detected, the alert indicator also including the associated location.