Interactive Video Monitor in the Surgical Suite's Preparation Areas for Educational Purposes

• US 20080108033A1
• Filed: 10/23/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lanny L. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Lanny L. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Lanny L
• Application Number:
  US11/551,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20080108033A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/262
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

An apparatus for viewing information includes a wireless interactive monitor including a screen for displaying the information and adapted to receive the information wirelessly and a surgeon scrub sink for allowing a surgeon to sterilize the hands of the surgeon, positioned under the wireless interactive monitor.

Claims

1. An apparatus for viewing information, comprising:

a wireless interactive monitor including a screen for displaying said information and adapted to receive said information wirelessly;

a surgeon scrub sink for allowing a surgeon and/or hospital personnel to sterilize the hands of the surgeon, positioned under said wireless interactive monitor.

2. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said information is received from a video-output device.

3. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said information is associated with medical, surgical and pharmaceutical information.

4. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said wireless interactive monitor response to voice commands.

5. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select video.

6. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select audio.

7. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select video and audio.

8. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 1, wherein said surgeon scrub sink detects the presence or absence of the user.

9. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 8, wherein said surgeon scrub sink activates said wireless interactive monitor when a user is present.

10. An apparatus for viewing information as in claim 8, wherein said surgeon scrub sink shuts off said wireless interactive monitor when the user is not present.

11. An system for viewing information, comprising:

a wireless interactive monitor including a screen for displaying said information and adapted to receive said information wirelessly;

a surgeon scrub sink for allowing a surgeon to sterilize the hands of the surgeon, positioned under said wireless interactive monitor.

12. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said information is received from a video-output device.

13. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said information is associated with pharmaceutical information.

14. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said wireless interactive monitor response to voice commands.

15. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select video.

16. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select audio.

17. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said wireless interactive monitor displays a menu to select video and audio.

18. An system for viewing information as in claim 11, wherein said surgeon scrub sink detects the presence or absence of the user.

19. An system for viewing information as in claim 18, wherein said surgeon scrub sink activates said wireless interactive monitor when a user is present.

20. An system for viewing information as in claim 18, wherein said surgeon scrub sink shuts off said wireless interactive monitor when the user is not present.