Systems And Methods For Non-Compliance Detection In A Surgical Environment

1 . A method for preventing of non-compliant use of a medical waste collection system including a vacuum source, and a suction tube configured to provide suction at a surgical site of a patient, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors, signals captured by one or more devices positioned within an operating room;

providing the signals to a trained machine-learning model trained on signals representative of nominal and adverse medical events;

determining based on the signals, with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use of the suction tube as being used or to be used in a manner to produce a potential adverse medical event; and

terminating or preventing, by the one or more processors, operation of the vacuum source during the non-compliant use.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the received signals are directed to at least the surgical site of the patient.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a notification or alarm based on the non-compliant use.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the notification includes textual or graphical corrective instructions that is specific to activity implicating the potential adverse medical event.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the potential adverse medical event includes one of (i) the suction tube being coupled to a chest tube, (ii) the suction tube being coupled to a tracheal tube, and (iii) the suction tube being coupled to a closed wound drainage tube.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving additional signals after the determination of the non-compliant use;

providing the signals to the trained machine-learning model;

determining with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use has been obviated; and

permitting, by the one or more processors, the operation of the vacuum source.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input to a user interface that the non-compliant use has been obviated; and permitting, by the one or more processors, the operation of the vacuum source.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the signals include one or more of a video feed, an image, and an audio signal.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the images and the audio signals are analyzed with the trained machine-learning model in tandem, and wherein the trained machine-learning model is trained on combined audio and images representative of the nominal and adverse medical events.

10 . A method for preventing of non-compliant use of a surgical sponge management system including a plurality of sponges, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors, signals captured by one or more devices positioned within an operating room; wherein the received signals are directed to at least a surgical site of a patient;

providing the signals to a trained machine-learning model trained on representative signals of nominal and adverse medical events;

determining based on the signals, with the trained machine-learning model, one or more of the plurality of sponges has been directed within the patient at the surgical site;

receiving, at a user interface, a user input that a surgical procedure has concluded or is concluding;

monitoring based on the signals, with the trained machine-learning model, whether the one or more sponges, previously directed within the patient at the surgical site, has been removed;

determining, with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use of the surgical sponge management system implicating a potential adverse medical event from at least one of the one or more sponges potentially not having been removed from the patient; and

providing a notification or alarm based on the non-compliant use, wherein the notification includes textual or graphical corrective instructions that is specific to activity implicating the potential adverse medical event.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving additional signals after the determination of the non-compliant use;

providing the signals to the trained machine-learning model; and

determining with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use has been obviated; and

providing an updated notification or alarm based on obviation of the non-compliant use.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a user input to a user interface that the non-compliant use has been obviated; and logging the user input with other data associated with the surgical procedure.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the signals include one or more of a video feed, an image, and an audio signal.

14 . A system for preventing of non-compliant use of equipment during a surgical procedure, the system comprising:

one or more cameras positioned within an operating room;

a display;

a computer program product comprising instructions stored on non-transitory computer-readable medium and, when executed by one or more processors, being configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive images from the one or more cameras, wherein the images include at least a surgical site of a patient;

provide the images to a trained machine-learning model trained on images representative of nominal and adverse medical events;

determine based on the images, with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use of the equipment in a manner to produce a potential adverse medical event; and

cause a notification or alarm to be displayed on the display based on the determination of the non-compliant use.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the equipment is a medical waste collection system comprising a vacuum source, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to prevent or terminate operation of the vacuum source based on the determination of the non-compliant use of a suction tube that is coupled to the medical waste collection system.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the equipment is a surgical sponge management system, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to providing a notification or alarm based on the determination of the non-compliant use of a potential adverse medical event in which at least one of a plurality of sponges has been directed within the patient at the surgical site and not removed.

17 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising one or more microphones positioned within the operating room and configured to receive audio signals, wherein the computer program product is further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive the audio signals from the one or more microphones; provide the audio signals to the trained machine-learning model trained on audio representative of nominal and adverse medical events; and

determine based on the audio signals, with the trained machine-learning model, the non-compliant use of the equipment.

18 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a surgical navigation system comprising a localizer, wherein the one or more cameras is disposed on a localizer.

19 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a sponge management system comprising a tablet disposed on a moveable stand, wherein the one or more cameras is disposed on the tablet.

20 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a light fixture mounted within the operating room, wherein the one or more cameras is disposed on the light fixture.