Motor system for use in dental/medical procedures, and related methods
First Claim
1. A motor system for use in dental/medical procedures, comprising:
- a motor providing an output and operable to power a tool;
a data input component including a microphone operable to receive spoken audio voice data; and
a processing component operable to identify a command in the spoken audio voice data and to modify the motor'"'"'s output according to the command.
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Abstract
The present invention provides motor systems that a dental or medical practitioner can quickly prepare for a dental/medical procedure and can quickly modify an operational parameter of a tool connected to the system during a procedure without increasing the risk of contaminating the procedure'"'"'s sterile environment by speaking commands into a microphone of the system. The motor system can include a motor providing an output for powering a tool connected to the system, a pump that can move irrigating fluid toward or away from a tool, a data input component that can include a microphone that can receive spoken audio voice data, and a processing component that can identify a command in the spoken audio voice data and can modify the output of the motor, pump or both. The processing component can also include a memory for storing motor-output-data that can include a value for any desired motor output parameter, like, speed and direction of rotation, torque and torque threshold. These output parameter values can be combined together and associated with any desired corresponding identifier that is also stored in the memory of the processing component. The data input component can also include buttons a dental or medical practitioner can push and a bar code reader a dental or medical practitioner can scan a bar code with to modify a tool'"'"'s operational parameter.
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27 Claims
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1. A motor system for use in dental/medical procedures, comprising:
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a motor providing an output and operable to power a tool;
a data input component including a microphone operable to receive spoken audio voice data; and
a processing component operable to identify a command in the spoken audio voice data and to modify the motor'"'"'s output according to the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for modifying an operational parameter of a tool connected to a motor system for performing-dental/medical procedures, comprising:
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a data input component receiving spoken audio voice data;
a processing component identifying a command in the spoken audio voice data; and
the processing component modifying an output of a motor operable to power the tool according to the command. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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26. A motor system for use in dental/medical procedures, comprising:
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a means for providing spoken audio voice data to a means for processing the data;
a means for processing the data including a means for identifying commands in the spoken audio voice data; and
a means for modifying an output of a motor operable to power a tool.
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