Automated bonding for wireless devices
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1. A method for establishing a wireless connection between an instrument host and at least one non-fixed medical device, comprising:
- providing a fixed cable wire connection between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device, wherein the instrument host is a component of a phacoemulsification system, wherein the non-fixed medical device comprises a footpedal switch for use with the instrument host, and wherein the instrument host provides master device functionality and the non-fixed medical device provides slave device functionality;
discovering a slave device address of the non-fixed medical device over said fixed cable wire;
authenticating the non-fixed medical device; and
removing the fixed cable wire between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device before authenticating the instrument host with the non-fixed medical devices, wherein the authenticating is performed over a wireless communications network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing the establishment of a wireless connection between an instrument host and a non-fixed device is provided. The method comprises acquiring the non-fixed medical device address over a fixed wire by replacing the traditional wireless searching mechanism. The method also comprises providing an authentication mechanism between the instrument host and the non-fixed device, for example, across a wireless communications network.
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1. A method for establishing a wireless connection between an instrument host and at least one non-fixed medical device, comprising:
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providing a fixed cable wire connection between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device, wherein the instrument host is a component of a phacoemulsification system, wherein the non-fixed medical device comprises a footpedal switch for use with the instrument host, and wherein the instrument host provides master device functionality and the non-fixed medical device provides slave device functionality; discovering a slave device address of the non-fixed medical device over said fixed cable wire; authenticating the non-fixed medical device; and removing the fixed cable wire between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device before authenticating the instrument host with the non-fixed medical devices, wherein the authenticating is performed over a wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for establishing a wireless connection between an instrument host and at least one non-fixed medical device, comprising:
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providing a fixed cable wire connection between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device, wherein the instrument host is a component of a phacoemulsification system, wherein the non-fixed medical device comprises a footpedal switch for use with the instrument host, and wherein the instrument host provides master device functionality and the non-fixed medical device provides slave device functionality; discovering a slave device address of the non-fixed medical device over said fixed cable wire; authenticating the non-fixed medical device; removing the fixed cable wire between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device before authenticating the instrument host with the non-fixed medical device, wherein the authenticating is performed over a wireless communications network; and locking the fixed cable wire connection to prevent the non-fixed medical device from switching into a wired mode.
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9. A connectivity management system, comprising:
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an instrument host, comprising; a bonding utility; and a controller configured to control communications with at least one obtained slave device over a fixed wire; a non-fixed medical device configured to support wired and wireless modes of operation, wherein the non-fixed medical device comprises a footpedal switch; a fixed wire connecting the instrument host to the non-fixed medical device; and a wireless communications network; wherein the instrument host is a component of a phacoemulsification system and wherein the instrument host is configured to discover a slave device address of the non-fixed medical device over said fixed wire and authenticate the non-fixed medical device after removing the fixed wire between the instrument host and the non-fixed medical device, wherein the authentication is performed over a wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing Bluetooth communications between a non-fixed medical device and a controller, comprising:
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acquiring a Bluetooth address of the non-fixed medical device over a fixed cable wire; registering said non-fixed medical device Bluetooth address in a list of Bluetooth addresses maintained by said controller; and authenticating said non-fixed medical device with said controller over a wireless communications network after removing the fixed cable wire between the controller and the non-fixed medical device, wherein the controller is a component of a phacoemulsification system and wherein the non-fixed medical device comprises a footpedal switch. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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