Development of an Embedded Video Recording and Remote Control System for Medical Diagnostic Devices

The client faces difficulties in standardizing high-resolution video capture during diagnostic procedures, managing remote control of medical cameras, ensuring seamless data storage and transfer, and integrating with existing hospital information systems, leading to inefficiencies and limited device interoperability.

A mid-sized healthcare technology company specializing in developing medical imaging and diagnostic hardware and software solutions.

• Enable high-quality video recording with resolution switching (e.g., 4K Ultra HD and HD) for various diagnostic procedures.
• Implement remote control functionality for medical cameras via various interfaces including touchscreens, physical buttons, and foot pedals.
• Support image and video capture, annotation, cropping, zooming, and exporting in standard formats.
• Facilitate secure storage options including USB, network servers, and internal storage capacities.
• Integrate with hospital or clinic systems via DICOM protocol for retrieving patient data and exporting records.
• Enable connectivity with external devices such as printers, other hardware, via WiFi and Bluetooth.
• Design a user-friendly, multilingual interface with customizable user settings for diverse medical personnel.

• Resolution Switching: Toggle between 4K Ultra HD and HD camera modes based on diagnostic needs.
• Remote Camera Control: Operate cameras remotely through physical buttons, touch interface, or foot pedals.
• Recording & Image Capture: Record videos with audio background, capture still images, and annotate images with zoom, crop, and comments.
• Data Storage & Export: Save records locally or to external storage, import/export patient details using XML and DICOM standards.
• Connectivity & Integration: Connect to hospital servers, printers, and other hardware via WiFi and Bluetooth, with dynamic status updates.
• User Management & Settings: Provide multilingual support, configurable user preferences, and security features.

• Hospital or clinic information systems for patient data retrieval and record storage.
• Printers and external hardware peripherals via WiFi and Bluetooth.
• Servers (local or cloud-based) for data transfer, backup, and storage.

• System must support real-time video processing with minimal latency.
• Data security and compliance with healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA).
• Reliable operation with 99.9% uptime and robust error handling.
• Scalable architecture to accommodate multiple devices and users concurrently.
• User-friendly multilingual interface to support diverse clinical staff.

The implementation of this embedded software system aims to significantly enhance diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, reduce procedure times, improve data management and security, and enable seamless integration with hospital information systems, leading to better patient outcomes and increased device interoperability.