Interactive display for use in operating rooms

Abstract

An interactive method of displaying information in an operating room can include receiving data via a reader from badges associated with persons to establish the presence of persons in the operating room or the like. The data can be processed and the identifying information can be displayed on a display device that is visually accessible within the operating room. The display device can also display other relevant information, including surgical pause checklists, retained object counts, and relevant medical data.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An interactive method of displaying information in an operating room in connection with a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
 receiving data via a reader from one or more badges associated with one or more respective persons to establish the presence of the one or more persons in the operating room, the data containing identifying information relating to the one or more persons; and   processing the data and displaying the identifying information on a display device that is visually accessible within the operating room, the identifying information including at least a name of the one or more persons and a role assigned to the one or more persons for the surgical procedure.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 logging a time associated with the receipt of data by the reader from the one or more badges; and   displaying the logged time along with the respective name and role of the one or more persons displayed on the display device.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 entering information on a touchscreen device relating to one or more additional persons to establish the presence of the one or more additional persons in the room, and   displaying the name and the role of the one or more additional persons on the display device.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving one or more surgical pause checklists;   selecting one of the one or more surgical pause checklists; and   displaying the selected surgical pause checklist on the display device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the act of retrieving the one or more surgical pause checklists comprises identifying surgical pause checklists associated with at least one of the one or more persons in the operating room and retrieving the identified surgical pause checklists 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 displaying the surgical pause checklist on a touchscreen device;   receiving inputs on the touchscreen device relating to a completion of one or more events on the surgical pause checklist; and   altering the displayed surgical pause checklist displayed on the display screen to reflect the inputs received on the touchscreen device.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying on the display device a first count of foreign objects that have been opened and are available for use during the surgical procedure;   displaying on the display device a second count of the foreign objects from the first count that have actually been used during the surgical procedure; and   entering information about the foreign objects on a touchscreen device to determine the first and second counts displayed on the display device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving patient data from a medical records system;   selecting at least a portion of the patient data using a touchscreen device; and   displaying the selected portion of the patient data on the display device.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 additionally displaying on the display screen at least one of (1) a surgical pause checklist and (2) a foreign object count while displaying the identifying information on the display device.   
     
     
         10 . An interactive display system for use in an operating room in connection with a surgical procedure on a patient, the system comprising:
 a reader configured to capture data contained on a badge carried by members of a medical team using one or more sensing parameters;   a processor configured to process the data read by the reader to determine respective identities of the members and respective roles of the members for a surgical procedure; and   a display device configured to receive and display the identities and roles of the members.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a touchscreen device coupled to the processor; and   a storage device for storing additional information thereon, wherein the touchscreen device is configured to receive inputs from a user to select one or more of the additional information stored on the storage device for display on the display device.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the additional information stored on the storage device comprises a plurality of surgical pause checklists 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein at least some of the surgical pause checklists stored on the storage device are associated with one member of the medical team, and wherein the touchscreen device is configured to identify the associated surgical pause checklists for selection when the identity of the one member is determined by the processor. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the additional information stored on the storage device comprises one or more foreign object counting systems. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the additional information stored on the storage device comprises medical information relating to the patient. 
     
     
         16 . A method of identifying persons in an operating room, the method comprising:
 receiving electronic sign-in information at a reader from a plurality of persons entering the operating room;   processing the electronic sign-in information to identify respective names of the persons;   displaying the names of the plurality of persons on an electronic display device;   receiving electronic sign-out information at the reader from one or more of the plurality of persons, the sign-out information indicating that the one or more of the plurality of persons is leaving the operating room; and   removing from the electronic display device the names of the one or more persons for which electronic sign-out information has been received.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the electronic sign-in information includes information about roles assigned to the plurality of persons for a surgical procedure, the method further comprising displaying respective roles of the plurality of persons on the electronic display device alongside the display of names. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 logging one or more times associated with the receipt of the electronic sign-in information and the receipt of electronic sign-out information.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 entering information on a touchscreen device relating to one or more additional persons to establish the presence of the one or more additional persons in the room, and displaying the name of the one or more additional persons on the display device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 retrieving one or more surgical pause checklists from a database;   selecting one of the one or more surgical pause checklists; and   displaying the selected surgical pause checklist on the display device.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 displaying on the display device a count of foreign objects that have been used during a surgical procedure; and   entering information about the foreign objects on a touchscreen device to alter the count of foreign objects displayed on the display device.