Integrating medical devices in the operating room using service-oriented architectures.
Abstract With the increasing documentation requirements and communication capabilities of medical devices in the operating room, the integration and modular networking of these devices have become more and more important. Commercial integrated operating room systems are mainly proprietary developments using usually proprietary communication standards and interfaces, which reduce the possibility of integrating devices from different vendors. To overcome these limitations, there is a need for an open standardized architecture that is based on standard protocols and interfaces enabling the integration of devices from different vendors based on heterogeneous software and hardware components. Starting with an analysis of the requirements for device integration in the operating room and the techniques used for integrating devices in other industrial domains, a new concept for an integration architecture for the operating room based on the paradigm of a service-oriented architecture is developed. Standardized communication protocols and interface descriptions are used. As risk management is an important factor in the field of medical engineering, a risk analysis of the developed concept has been carried out and the first prototypes have been implemented.
Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. bastian.ibach@rwth-aachen.de
Bastian
B
Ibach
Julia
J
Benzko
Stefan
S
Schlichting
Andreas
A
Zimolong
Klaus
K
Radermacher
D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000592:standards; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000592:standards; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000592:standards*; D018511:Systems Integration