Wireless Network and Methods of Wireless Communication For Ophthalmic Surgical Consoles
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1. A surgical console comprising:
- a system processor running software that operates the surgical console;
a wireless processor coupled to the system processor, the wireless processor running software that facilitates wireless communication; and
a transceiver coupled to the wireless processor;
wherein the system processor is physically separate from the wireless processor.
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Abstract
A wireless network of surgical consoles and other equipment is used to transfer data. A surgical console has a system processor running software that operates the surgical console and a wireless processor coupled to the system processor. The wireless processor runs software that facilitates wireless communication. A transceiver is coupled to the wireless processor. The system processor is physically separate from the wireless processor. The wireless processor is used to transfer data to other devices and receive software updates.
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17 Claims
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1. A surgical console comprising:
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a system processor running software that operates the surgical console; a wireless processor coupled to the system processor, the wireless processor running software that facilitates wireless communication; and a transceiver coupled to the wireless processor; wherein the system processor is physically separate from the wireless processor.
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2. A network comprising:
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a first surgical console, the first surgical console comprising a first system processor coupled to a first wireless processor, the first wireless processor coupled to a first transceiver; a second surgical console, the second surgical console comprising a second system processor coupled to a second wireless processor, the second wireless processor coupled to a second transceiver; wherein a wireless connection can be established between the first surgical console and the second surgical console. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of wirelessly transferring data between surgical consoles, the method comprising:
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reading user preferences from memory in a first surgical console; transferring the user preferences to a first wireless processor coupled to a first system processor in the first surgical console; and transmitting the user preferences from a first transceiver coupled to the first wireless processor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of updating software running on a surgical console, the method comprising:
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receiving, by way of a wireless processor, a software update that has been wirelessly transmitted; transferring the software update from the wireless processor to a system processor located in a surgical console; and updating the software running on the system processor with the software update. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of wirelessly transferring data from a surgical console, the method comprising:
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storing operational data in memory coupled to a system processor located in a surgical console; reading the operational data from the memory; sending the operational data to a wireless processor coupled to the system processor; and wirelessly transmitting the operational data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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