Remote control device
First Claim
1. A system for controlling medical devices, said system comprising:
- a remote device located within a sterile environment and operable by a user also within said sterile environment for interfacing with medical equipment outside of said sterile environment, said remote device being sealed to avoid contamination while still receiving input stimuli from said user; and
wherein said remote device contains at least one communication interface for linking said remote device to at least one said medical equipment, said interface operable for transporting electrical signals from said remote device to said medical equipment for at least partially controlling said medical equipment.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a device user who is within a sterile environment to interact remotely with a device physically located outside of the sterile zone. In one embodiment, the remote link is wireless and allows the operator to adjust critical controls without breaking the sterile environment. The remote device is designed to be sheathed in sterile sheaths and further designed, in one embodiment, to keep the remote control element from physically interacting with the patient and in some cases with the device operator. In one embodiment, the remote device operator interacts with the remote device verbally.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for controlling medical devices, said system comprising:
a remote device located within a sterile environment and operable by a user also within said sterile environment for interfacing with medical equipment outside of said sterile environment, said remote device being sealed to avoid contamination while still receiving input stimuli from said user; and
wherein said remote device contains at least one communication interface for linking said remote device to at least one said medical equipment, said interface operable for transporting electrical signals from said remote device to said medical equipment for at least partially controlling said medical equipment.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling medical devices, said method comprising:
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sending command messages from a remote input device to at least one medical device physically located away from said remote input device, said medical device controlling at least a portion of a medical procedure being performed on a patient in close proximity to said remote input device; and receiving back from said medical device adjusted parameters with respect to said medical procedure being performed on said patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A remote input device comprising:
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a processor; a transmitter; a sealed interior area surrounding said processor and said transmitter; said processor operable for accepting input stimuli from external to said interior area, said stimuli accepted without compromising said sealed interior; and said transmitter operable under control of said processor for sending commands to medical equipment at a location physically separated from a location of said remote device, said commands being generated in accordance with accepted ones of said input stimuli. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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