AI-Based Surgical Instrument Preparation and Verification
Case Overview
Industry: Pharmaceuticals and Medical
Solution: META-aivi
A leading healthcare provider operating a network of hospitals needed a more reliable way to verify surgical instruments before and after surgery. META-aivi was implemented as a failsafe verification system to support faster and more accurate surgical instrument preparation through AI-based counting and classification.
The Case
Surgical Instrument Preparation Before and After Surgery
Surgical instrument preparation requires healthcare staff to confirm that the correct equipment is present before a procedure and verify the instruments again after surgery.
Because multiple surgical instruments must be checked, the customer wanted an additional verification procedure that could reduce manual checking time and help prevent instrument misidentification.
The objective was to introduce a failsafe verification process that supported the existing surgical instrument preparation workflow.
The Challenge
Preventing Surgical Instrument Misidentification
Many surgical instruments have similar shapes and appearances, making them difficult and time-consuming to distinguish manually.
Instrument misidentification can also introduce patient safety risks, increasing the importance of accurate verification before and after surgery.
The customer required a system capable of counting and classifying multiple surgical instruments while providing an additional verification step for healthcare staff.
The Solution
Real-Time Surgical Instrument Counting and Classification with META-aivi
The customer integrated IP cameras with META-aivi to support real-time counting and classification of surgical instruments through automated visual inspection.
The AI-based vision system identifies and verifies multiple instruments simultaneously, allowing staff to check the contents of a surgical instrument tray before and after surgery.
META-aivi adds an automated verification step to the preparation process, reducing the amount of manual instrument identification required during checking.
Surgical Instrument Counting and Classification
META-aivi identifies surgical instruments within the camera view, counts the detected items, and classifies the equipment present on the tray.
Staff can use the resulting counts and classifications to verify surgical instruments in real time during preparation before and after surgery.