Method and apparatus for accessing medical data over a network
First Claim
1. An operating room master controller for use in treating a patient with a plurality of operating room devices, a network, and a voice input device during a medical procedure in an operating room, the operating room master controller comprising:
- a voice data input, coupled to the voice input device, operable to receivea verbal data retrieval command, having an associated patient record identifier, to retrieve patient information associated with the patient record identifier;
an output for transmitting the verbal data retrieval command to a slave controller coupled to the network; and
a processor coupling the voice data input to the output so that the verbal data retrieval command is transmitted to the slave controller without decoding the verbal data retrieval command, the processor receiving the patient information from the network through the slave controller.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for retrieving, accessing, and storing medical data relating to a patient during a medical procedure. The invention provides a single interface to many disparate forms of medical data, which is accessible over a local area network; wide area network, direct connection, or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, an operating room control system for use during a medical procedure on a patient includes an input device, a display device, and a controller that is coupled to the input device and the display device. The controller receives one or more user inputs, transmits a command to a server located outside of the operating room to retrieve medical data, receives the medical data from the server, and displays the medical data on the display device. Medical data can be captured by the controller using, for example, a camera and a video/image capture board, keyboard, and microphone during surgery or examination of the patient. The captured medical data can be stored on one or more remote servers as part of the patient records.
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20 Claims
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1. An operating room master controller for use in treating a patient with a plurality of operating room devices, a network, and a voice input device during a medical procedure in an operating room, the operating room master controller comprising:
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a voice data input, coupled to the voice input device, operable to receive a verbal data retrieval command, having an associated patient record identifier, to retrieve patient information associated with the patient record identifier; an output for transmitting the verbal data retrieval command to a slave controller coupled to the network; and a processor coupling the voice data input to the output so that the verbal data retrieval command is transmitted to the slave controller without decoding the verbal data retrieval command, the processor receiving the patient information from the network through the slave controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An operating room slave controller for use in an operating room with a master controller and at least one operating room device or network during a medical procedure on a patient, the slave controller comprising:
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a master/slave communication port; at least one command port configured to be coupled to a network or operating room device; a memory retrievably storing a command lexicon and slave control logic; and a processor coupling the master/slave communication port to the at least one command port, the processor transmitting a command from the command port in response to a signal from the master/slave communication port, the processor selecting the command using the command lexicon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an image-acquiring device; a display; and a controller coupled to the image-acquiring device and coupled to a computer network, the controller operable to selectively provide an image from the image-acquiring device to the display, the controller including an input section operable to receive selection commands and control commands from a human operator, wherein; the controller is operable to provide a first control signal to the image-acquiring device only if the controller identifies no intervening selection command between a first control command and a first selection command, and the controller is operable to provide a second control signal to the computer network only if the controller identifies no intervening selection command between a second control command and a second selection command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An operating room master controller for use in treating a patient with a plurality of operating room devices and a voice input device during a medical procedure in an operating room, the operating room master controller comprising:
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a voice data input coupled to the voice input device for receiving a verbal device command having an associated device selection command; an output for transmitting the verbal device command to a slave controller associated with an operating room device identified by the device selection command; and a processor coupling the voice data input to the output so that the verbal device command is transmitted to the slave controller without decoding the verbal device command.
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18. An operating room master controller comprising:
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an input that receives a patient information retrieval verbal command; and a processor coupled to the input and to a slave controller, wherein the slave controller is coupled to a network of devices; wherein the processor outputs the received patient information retrieval command to the slave controller without decoding the patient information retrieval command; wherein the slave controller decodes the received patient information retrieval verbal command and in response retrieves the patient information from one of the network devices; and wherein the slave controller transmits the retrieved patient information to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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