GRAPHICAL SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, PRESENTING AND USING MEDICAL DATA AND THE AUTOMATED GENERATION OF SURGICAL REPORTS

摘要

Briefly, a medical data system collects data concurrent with the performance of a medical procedure on a patient. In one example, the medical procedure is a surgery, and a surgical support system is used to collect and present surgical information concurrent with the surgery's progress. The surgical support system has a graphical display in the operating room which is used by a technician, nurse, or doctor to capture, in near real time, what happens in the operating room. Generally, the surgical support system allows medical personnel to select a medical process that is to be performed, such as spine surgery, and then display an anatomic rendering for the specific aspect of the patient being operated on. Medical personnel in the operating environment use the surgical system to capture detailed information regarding the surgery, such as what tools, parts, and implants are used, the placement of implants, and surgical removal and reconstruction procedures. The surgical system allows the medical personnel to graphically record key data, which then can be viewed and approved by the surgical team. In this way, the surgical system enables the near real time collection and presentation of surgical data, and ensures the data is accurate and complete. The system is enabled thereby to automatically generate a surgical report.