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Surgical assistance and monitoring system

  • US 5,819,229 A
  • Filed: 11/07/1995
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrated surgical assistance and monitoring system for functionally and structurally integrating a plurality of surgical subsystems including operatively integrated surgical devices so as to form a unitary arrangement of a generally standardized nature, said subsystems comprising individualized components each having a specified operative function;

  • means operatively interconnecting said subsystems so as to combine the functions thereof into a monitorable unit of a non-redundant and compact integrated system, said subsystems comprising a control console operatively interconnecting said surgical devices, and a patient table, said subsystem components including selectively operating electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical and optical subsystems operatively combined with said control console and said patient table, and interconnecting means for functionally interconnecting said control console and said patient table database management means being operatively linked with said system for retrieving and archiving data from said system, and at least one other integrated assistance and monitoring system being linked to said database management means for retrieving and transmitting data thereto and for exchanging information with said first-mentioned integrated assistance and monitoring system.

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