INPUT DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A CONTROL SIGNAL FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for generating a control signal for operating a medical device using an input device located in a determined environment, wherein the input device comprises an input sensor configured to generate instructions for the medical device, the method comprising:
- identifying the location of the input device in the determined environment;
generating a parameter linked to the identified location of the input device in the determined environment;
using the input sensor of the input device to generate an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device;
using the input signal in combination with the parameter to obtain the control signal for the medical device; and
using the control signal to operate the medical device.
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Abstract
Method and system for generating a control signal for operating a medical device using an input device located in a determined environment, wherein the input device comprises an input sensor for generating instructions for the medical device. The method comprises identifying the orientation or location of the input device in the determined environment generating a parameter linked to the identified location or orientation of the input device in the determined environment; using the identified orientation of the medical device or the identified location of the input device to identify a relative orientation of the input device with respect to the medical device; generating a parameter linked to said relative orientation of the input device with respect to the medical device; using the input device to generate an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device; and using the input signal in combination with the parameter to obtain the control signal for the medical device.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for generating a control signal for operating a medical device using an input device located in a determined environment, wherein the input device comprises an input sensor configured to generate instructions for the medical device, the method comprising:
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identifying the location of the input device in the determined environment; generating a parameter linked to the identified location of the input device in the determined environment; using the input sensor of the input device to generate an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device; using the input signal in combination with the parameter to obtain the control signal for the medical device; and using the control signal to operate the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for generating a control signal for operating a medical device in a determined environment, the system comprising:
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an input device connected to the medical device with an input sensor configured to generate an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device; at least one observation sensor configured to determine the location of the input device in the determined environment, wherein the at least one observation sensor is configured to generate a parameter relating the observed location of the input device in the determined environment; and a processor connected to the input device and the at least one observation sensor, wherein the process is configured to receive and process the input signal generated by the input device and the parameter generated by the at least one observation sensor to obtain as a result of said processing the control signal for the medical device.
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10. Method for generating a control signal for operating a medical device by an input device in a determined environment, wherein the input device is configured to generate instructions for said medical device, the method comprising:
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identifying the orientation of the medical device in the determined environment; identifying the orientation of the input device in the determined environment by an electronic compass; using the identified orientation of the medical device and the identified orientation of the input device to identify a relative orientation of the input device with respect to the medical device; generating a parameter linked to said relative orientation of the input device with respect to the medical device; using the input device to generate an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device; and using the input signal and the parameter to obtain a control signal for the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. System for generating a control signal for operating a medical device in a determined environment, the system comprising:
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a medical device configured to receive instructions by an input device; an input device connected to the medical device with an input sensor for generating an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device, the input device comprising an electronic compass for identifying the orientation of the input device in the determined environment; and a processor connected to the input device, the processer being configured to receive and process data relating the orientation of the medical device in the determined environment, data relating to the orientation of the input device in the determined environment obtained by the electronic compass, and an input signal generated by the input sensor to obtain as a result of said processing the control signal for the medical device.
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17. An input device for a medical device, the input device configured to be used in a determined environment, the input device having an input sensor for generating an input signal relating to an instruction for the medical device, wherein the input device is provided with an electronic compass to identify the orientation of the input device in said determined environment.
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