Forschungspro­jekte

ConSens Data Glasses 4 SME

"Pilot Application for Context-Sensitive Data Glasses for Smart Medical Environments"

Abstract:

With regard to the increasing digitalization of medical information and the lack of adaptive systems to provide these information in an appropriate, mobile manner during the daily clinical business, a system is to be designed and analyzed to close this gap. For this purpose a software and hardware prototype based on smart glasses is to be developed to cover several basic use cases and to provide a platform to investigate and extend this approach.

Medical need & background:

Despite the increasing digitization of healthcare and the increasing availability of electronic medical data, access to clinically relevant information and medical expertise is often limited by spatial and technical constraints. During inpatient care, a large spectrum of data is continuously generated, forming the base for treatment and care concepts. Nearly all medical-relevant information are electronically recorded in different primary systems and exchanged via increasingly standardized interfaces and data formats within the protected hospital networks. By providing information "at the right time, in the right place" and without barriers, it would be possible to increase the quality of care and patient safety, to improve the utilization of human resources and to reduce the mental effort of the medical staff.

At the bedside, access devices such as laptops or tablets to request electronic information resources are limited due to hygienic requirements and due to the need for high interaction flexibility with the patient 1). Thus, it is necessary to develop mobile assistance (and communication) systems based on adaptive and wearable technologies that are capable of detecting contexts and situations based on static information and current sensor output to provide relevant medical data to multi-professional user groups. These assistance solutions must not interfere with human interaction with the patient, which requires the development of intelligent control logic that takes into account the specific needs and context of healthcare professionals. Compared to existing solutions, a broad range of advanced presentation and interaction techniques, mobile hardware, heterogeneous sensor and data networks, and learning and flexible software technologies must be integrated to create a scalable multi-user system for clinical operations.

The project aims to cooperate with the tooz technologies GmbH, which provides hardware and software for the development of the smart glasses.

Aims of the project:

In the scope of the project, the technological basics for a mobile information and communication system based on the tooz smart glasses are to be developed. First, static medical data from external data sources should displayed dynamically with regard to the current location context. Secondly, the scope of the context is extended by integrating complex sensor input and user control by voice or gestures, forming a smart medical environment.

Aims of the project are:

• the analysis of the concept and the technologies in a clinical environment
• the development of a functional and demonstrable prototype, providing basic anonymized medical data (e.g. patient information, main diagnosis summary, last actions / results) in a test scenario
• preparation and support of aligned EKFZ project ideas & living Lab

• Gefördert von: EKFZ/IIP
• Kontaktperson: Karsten Wendt
• Projektlaufzeit: 09/2020 bis 12/2021