SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USING MULTIPLE WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A wireless control system for communicating with a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices, comprising:
- a footswitch enclosure;
an integrated switch pad carried on the footswitch enclosure containing at least one substantially flat footswitch zone containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one footswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person'"'"'s foot;
a secure wireless transmitter located within the footswitch enclosure and configured to form a secure wireless connection between the wireless footswitch and a footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to communicate actuation of the footswitch zone to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using the footswitch;
a handswitch enclosure;
at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one handswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person'"'"'s hand; and
a wireless handswitch transmitter located within the handswitch enclosure and configured to communicate actuation of the at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure to a handswitch receiver located in the footswitch enclosure, wherein the secure wireless transmitter located within the footswitch enclosure is further configured to communicate signals from the handswitch receiver to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using at least one of the handswitch zone and the footswitch zone.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices is disclosed. The method includes communicating a secure wireless signal from a footswitch enclosure to a footswitch receiver coupled to the body scanning device in response to an actuation of a substantially flat footswitch zone carried on a footswitch enclosure. Additionally, a wireless signal is communicated from a handswitch enclosure in response to an actuation of a handswitch zone and communicated to a handswitch receiver located in the footswitch enclosure. The wireless signal is then communicated from the footswitch enclosure to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using the handswitch or the footswitch.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless control system for communicating with a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices, comprising:
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a footswitch enclosure; an integrated switch pad carried on the footswitch enclosure containing at least one substantially flat footswitch zone containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one footswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person'"'"'s foot; a secure wireless transmitter located within the footswitch enclosure and configured to form a secure wireless connection between the wireless footswitch and a footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to communicate actuation of the footswitch zone to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using the footswitch; a handswitch enclosure; at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one handswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person'"'"'s hand; and a wireless handswitch transmitter located within the handswitch enclosure and configured to communicate actuation of the at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure to a handswitch receiver located in the footswitch enclosure, wherein the secure wireless transmitter located within the footswitch enclosure is further configured to communicate signals from the handswitch receiver to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using at least one of the handswitch zone and the footswitch zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for wirelessly controlling a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices, comprising:
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providing an integrated switch pad carried on a footswitch enclosure containing at least one substantially flat footswitch zone containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one footswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person'"'"'s foot, wherein the footswitch enclosure includes a secure wireless transmitter operable to communicate a secure wireless signal from the footswitch enclosure to a footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device in response to an actuation of the at least one footswitch zone; providing at least one handswitch zone containing a switch that is carried on a handswitch enclosure, wherein the handswitch enclosure includes a wireless handswitch transmitter configured to communicate actuation of the at least one handswitch zone to a handswitch receiver located in the footswitch enclosure, wherein the secure wireless transmitter located within the footswitch enclosure is further configured to communicate signals from the handswitch receiver to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using one of the at least one handswitch zone and the at least one substantially flat footswitch zone. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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