Video laryngoscope image file management systems and methods
A video laryngoscope system acquires images that can, in embodiments, be recorded and stored in a memory of the video laryngoscope. In an embodiment, the video laryngoscope can be operated in an automatic recording mode, and the acquired images are recorded automatically with no further user input and stored in a memory of the video laryngoscope. If the video laryngoscope is paired to a wireless hub, the acquired images are automatically transferred to the wireless hub in response to a power off user input. Other recording modes may use manual inputs to initiate recording and storing of the acquired images.
1 . A video laryngoscope, comprising:
a power switch that powers the video laryngoscope on and off in response to user input;
a camera that acquires images while the video laryngoscope is powered on;
a processor that operates to:
record the acquired images;
identify one or more image characteristics of the acquired images; and
generate a file name for an image file of the acquired images based on the one or more identified image characteristics; and
a memory that stores the image file, of the acquired images, with the generated file name.
2 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , comprising a display screen that displays the images acquired by the camera.
3 . The video laryngoscope of claim 2 , wherein the display screen comprises a graphical user icon that receives a manual input to record the acquired images.
4 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the acquired images are automatically recorded without a manual input.
5 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , further comprising communication circuitry, wherein the video laryngoscope is wirelessly paired to a wireless hub and wherein the processor operates to instruct the communication circuitry to communicate the file to the wireless hub in response to a power off user input.
6 . The video laryngoscope of claim 5 , wherein the file is communicated to the wireless hub with the file name.
7 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the file of the acquired images includes only images acquired between a single power on and subsequent power off cycle of the video laryngoscope.
8 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the processor associates the file with other files of acquired images acquired within a predetermined time window of acquiring the images.
9 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the acquired images comprise a percentage of red color in the images above a threshold, wherein the processor marks the acquired images as an intubation based on the percentage.
10 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the acquired images comprise a percentage of red color in the images below a threshold, wherein the processor marks the acquired images as not an intubation based on the percentage.
11 . The video laryngoscope of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the acquired images comprise a barcode in the images, wherein the processor marks the acquired images with information associated with the barcode.
12 . A video laryngoscope, comprising:
a power switch that powers the video laryngoscope on and off in response to user input;
a camera that acquires images while the video laryngoscope is powered on;
a display screen that displays the images acquired by the camera;
communication circuitry for enabling wireless communication;
a memory; and
a processor that executes instructions to cause the video laryngoscope to perform operations comprising:
record the acquired images;
identify one or more image characteristics of the acquired images;
generate a file name for an image file of the acquired images based on the one or more identified image characteristics;
store the image file with the generated file name; and
wirelessly communicate, via the communication circuitry, the image file with the generated file name to a wireless hub wirelessly paired with the video laryngoscope.
13 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein the display screen comprises a graphical user icon that receives a manual input to record the acquired images.
14 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein the acquired images are automatically recorded without a manual input after the video laryngoscope is powered on.
15 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein the file of the acquired images includes only images acquired between a single power on and subsequent power off cycle of the video laryngoscope.
16 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein:
the characteristic of the acquired images comprises a percentage of red color in the images;
when the percentage of red color in the images is below a threshold, the generated file name indicates a nonintubation; and
when the percentage of red color in the images is above the threshold, and the generated file name indicates an intubation.
17 . The video laryngoscope of claim 16 , wherein the percentage of red color is an average across the images in the image file.
18 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein the image characteristics include both image color and patient identifying characteristics.
19 . The video laryngoscope of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise: select an image thumbnail for the image file based on the image characteristics.
20 . A video laryngoscope, comprising:
a power switch that powers the video laryngoscope on and off in response to user input;
a camera that acquires images while the video laryngoscope is powered on;
a display screen that displays the images acquired by the camera;
communication circuitry for enabling wireless communication;
a memory; and
a processor that executes instructions to cause the video laryngoscope to perform operations comprising:
based on receiving a power on indication from the power switch, automatically recording the acquired images;
identify one or more image characteristics of the acquired images;
generate a name for an image file of the acquired images based on the one or more identified image characteristics;
store the image file with the generated name;
receive a power off input via the power switch; and
in response to receiving the power off input, wirelessly communicate, via the communication circuitry, the image file with the generated name to a wireless hub wirelessly paired with the video laryngoscope.