Patent ID: 8930214
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical procedure and information enhancement system comprising: a multi-function colored display configured to be positioned in a prominent location in a procedure room for viewing by procedure team members; a dynamic surgical field projection device configured to project an image in a sterile field; a touch-free gesture-responsive computer input device configured to enable control and manipulation of interactive electronic pages presented by the multi-function display and the dynamic surgical field projection device via hand gestures and motions; one or more computing devices having memory and processors operatively connected to the multi-function colored display, the dynamic surgical field projection device, and the touch-free gesture-responsive computer input device; said memory containing computer instructions for displaying, under control of said processors, a plurality of electronic pages comprising a pre-procedural page recording patient and patient-related information, a procedure preparation page relating to team member preparation for a specific procedure, an intra-procedural page comprising a sequentially ordered interactive medical procedure checklist that is physician-customized for the specific procedure and the specific patient based on information entered in the pre-procedural page, and a post-procedural page for recording of data concerning the performed specific procedure; said one or more computing devices configured to simultaneously display, during a procedural mode, the intra-procedural page on the multi-function display and to project the intra-procedural page into the sterile field via the dynamic surgical field projection device, and simultaneously display each step in the checklist as it is performed and each immediately subsequent step as a prior step is being performed; and said one or more computing devices configured to require and receive an authorized acknowledgement by a user that the current step has been completed before advancement of the display from a current step in the checklist to a next step in the checklist by manipulating of said touch-free gesture-responsive computer input device to indicate authorized acknowledgement, and then advance to said next step in the checklist based on the received authorized acknowledgement.