Remote control and tactile feedback system for medical apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote controller for a respiratory ventilator providing breathing gases to a patient, said controller allowing an operator to move about the ventilator and patient while controlling the ventilator, said controller comprising;
- a control member actuatable by an operator to provide a signal for carrying out a control action in the ventilator; and
communication means placing the control member in communication with the ventilator in a manner that allows the control means for the operator to move with respect to the ventilator and patient and to be at a distance from the ventilator, said communication means communicating said signal to the ventilator to control the ventilator.
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Abstract
A remote control and tactile feedback system for a medical apparatus, such as a patient ventilator. The ventilator provides a signal having a property indicative of a desired parameter, such as airway pressure or tidal volume. The system has a member suitable for being received in the hand of a user, such as a clinician. A movable trigger is suitable for being engaged by the fingers of the user. An electrical-mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic force applying element is coupled to the trigger for applying a force to the fingers of the user responsive to the parameter signal. A tactile sensation of the desired parameter is thus provided to the user. The trigger is coupled to a signal generator for providing a control signal to the ventilator.
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107 Claims
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1. A remote controller for a respiratory ventilator providing breathing gases to a patient, said controller allowing an operator to move about the ventilator and patient while controlling the ventilator, said controller comprising;
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a control member actuatable by an operator to provide a signal for carrying out a control action in the ventilator; and
communication means placing the control member in communication with the ventilator in a manner that allows the control means for the operator to move with respect to the ventilator and patient and to be at a distance from the ventilator, said communication means communicating said signal to the ventilator to control the ventilator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system suitable for use with medical apparatus, the system employing a signal indicative of a parameter relating to the apparatus or to a patient associated with the apparatus, the system providing a tactile feedback of the parameter to a user remote from the apparatus, said system comprising:
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feedback means suitable for being placed in contact with a selected body portion of the user for generating a tactile sensation that can be experienced by the user; and
communication means placing the feedback means in communication with the medical apparatus in a manner that allows the user, when in contact with said feedback means, to be distant from the medical apparatus and to move about the apparatus and patient to a desired location, said communication means communicating the signal indicative of the parameter to said feedback means, said feedback means employing said parameter signal to generate a tactile sensation to the body of the user corresponding to the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A remote control and tactile feedback system for medical apparatus, the system allowing an operator to move about the medical apparatus or patient while controlling the apparatus and receiving a tactile feedback of a parameter, the system employing a signal indicative of a parameter relating to the apparatus or to a patient associated with the apparatus, said system comprising:
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control means actuatable by an operator to provide a control signal for carrying out a control action in the medical apparatus;
feedback means suitable for being placed in contact with a selected body portion of the user for generating a tactile sensation that can be experienced by the user; and
communication means placing the control means and feedback means in communication with the medical apparatus in a manner that allows the operator to move about the apparatus and patient and to be at a distance from the apparatus, said communication means communicating the control signal to the medical apparatus to control the apparatus, said communication means communicating the signal indicative of the parameter to said feedback means, said feedback means employing said parameter signal to generate a tactile sensation to the body of the user corresponding to the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A remote control and tactile feedback system for a respiratory ventilator, the system allowing an operator to move about the ventilator or patient while controlling the ventilator and receiving a tactile feedback of a parameter, the system employing a signal indicative of a parameter relating to the ventilator or to a patient associated with the apparatus, said system comprising:
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a member suitable for being placed in the hand of the operator and having a trigger connected to a signal generator to provide a control signal for carrying out a control action in the ventilator, said member having actuator means for operating said trigger to generate a tactile sensation that can be experienced by the user; and
communication means placing the signal generator and actuator in communication with the ventilator in a manner that allows the operator to move about the apparatus and patient and to be at a distance from the apparatus, said communication means communicating the control signal to the ventilator to control the apparatus, said communication means communicating the signal indicative of the parameter to said actuator to generate a tactile sensation to the body of the user corresponding to the parameter.
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