System for preventing unintended activation of a medical device by a portable remote control console
First Claim
1. A system for preventing unintended activation of a medical device located in a medical room by portable wireless remote control consoles, said system comprising:
- room control units provided in at least two medical rooms of the medical care building;
medical devices disposed within each of the at least two medical rooms;
a plurality of transceiver locator devices disposed at predetermined locations within a medical care building including within or adjacent at least two of said medical rooms; and
a global network including a global network processor connected to said plurality of transceiver locator devices for receiving inputs from the transceiver locator devices to determine the locations of the portable wireless remote control consoles in the medical care building, said global network processor being connected to said room control units for providing outputs to the room control units indicating which if any of said portable wireless remote control consoles are within the corresponding room, wherein the room control unit is capable of identifying the medical devices in the corresponding room that are controllable by said portable remote control consoles within the corresponding room, and when one of the portable wireless remote control consoles is sensed outside of an operating space within a medical room by the transceiver locator devices, the system prevents the one portable remote control console from operating any of the medical devices in said medical room.
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Abstract
A network system prevents portable wireless remote control consoles from unintended activation of a medical device by determining if the console is located in a working space within a medical care room. Transceiver locator devices determine the position of the remote control consoles and send information to room control units indicating when a console is within the desired working space. The room control unit receives signals from the remote control console in the working space to control medical devices. The room control unit can also determine which of multiple remote control consoles within the working space is permitted to operate the medical devices. Each room control unit can send a presence output to the remote control console to enable use thereof. The remote control console can have an orientation sensor or a grip detector to prevent unintended operation thereof.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for preventing unintended activation of a medical device located in a medical room by portable wireless remote control consoles, said system comprising:
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room control units provided in at least two medical rooms of the medical care building; medical devices disposed within each of the at least two medical rooms; a plurality of transceiver locator devices disposed at predetermined locations within a medical care building including within or adjacent at least two of said medical rooms; and a global network including a global network processor connected to said plurality of transceiver locator devices for receiving inputs from the transceiver locator devices to determine the locations of the portable wireless remote control consoles in the medical care building, said global network processor being connected to said room control units for providing outputs to the room control units indicating which if any of said portable wireless remote control consoles are within the corresponding room, wherein the room control unit is capable of identifying the medical devices in the corresponding room that are controllable by said portable remote control consoles within the corresponding room, and when one of the portable wireless remote control consoles is sensed outside of an operating space within a medical room by the transceiver locator devices, the system prevents the one portable remote control console from operating any of the medical devices in said medical room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for preventing unintended activation of a medical device located in a medical room by a portable wireless remote control console, said system comprising:
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room control units provided in at least two medical rooms of the medical care building; medical devices disposed within each of the at least two medical rooms, the medical devices in each of the medical rooms being in communication with the respective room control unit provided in the medical room; portable wireless remote control consoles, each said console having a plurality of controls including a selection control to allow a user to select a device to be controlled from the medical devices; a plurality of transceiver locator devices disposed at predetermined locations within a medical care building including within or adjacent at least two of said medical rooms, the transceiver locator devices transmitting RF signals that are received by the portable remote control consoles, which then transmit a return signal for receipt by the transceiver locator devices; and a global network including a global network processor connected to said plurality of transceiver locator devices for receiving wireless information signals transmitted by the transceiver locator devices in response to the return signals to determine the locations of the portable wireless remote control consoles in the medical care building, said global network processor being in communication with said room control units for providing outputs to the room control units indicating Which if any of said portable wireless remote control consoles are within the corresponding room, wherein the room control unit is capable of identifying the medical devices in the corresponding room that are controllable by said portable remote control consoles within the corresponding room, and when one of the portable wireless remote control consoles is sensed outside of an operating space within a medical room by the transceiver locator devices, the system prevents the one portable remote control console from operating any of the medical devices in said medical room even when the one remote control console is within RF range of the room control unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of preventing unintended activation of a medical device located in a medical room by portable wireless remote control consoles, the method comprising:
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providing room control units and medical devices disposed in at least two medical rooms of a medical care building; providing a plurality of transceiver locator devices disposed at predetermined locations within a medical care building including within or adjacent at least two of the medical rooms; sending inputs from the transceiver locator devices to a global network including a global network processor; determining the locations of the portable wireless remote control consoles in the medical care building; sending outputs from the global network processor to the room control units indicating which, if any, of the portable wireless remote control consoles are within the corresponding medical room; identifying the medical devices in the corresponding room with the room control unit that are controllable by the portable wireless remote control consoles; and after sensing that one of the portable wireless remote control consoles is located outside of an operating space within a medical room, preventing the one portable wireless remote control console from operating any of the medical devices in the medical room.
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23. A method of preventing unintended activation of a medical device located in a medical room by a portable wireless remote control console, the method comprising:
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providing room control units and medical devices within at least two medical rooms of a medical care building, the medical devices in each of the medical rooms being in communication with the respective room control unit; providing portable wireless remote control consoles, each of the consoles having a plurality of controls including a selection control to allow a user to select a medical device to be controlled from the medical devices; providing a plurality of transceiver locator devices disposed at predetermined locations within a medical care building including within or adjacent the at least two medical rooms; transmitting RF signals from the transceiver locator devices to the portable wireless remote control consoles; transmitting a return signal from the portable wireless remote control consoles for receipt by the transceiver locator devices in response to the RF signals; in response to the return signals, transmitting wireless information signals from the transceiver locator devices to a global network including a global network processor; determining the locations of the portable wireless remote control consoles in the medical care building; providing outputs to the room control units from the global network processor indicating which, if any, of the portable wireless remote control consoles are located within the corresponding medical room, identifying the medical devices in the corresponding room with the room control unit that is controllable by the portable wireless remote control consoles; and after sensing that one of the portable wireless remote control consoles is located outside of an operating space within a medical room, preventing the one portable remote control console from operating any of the medical devices in the medical room even when the one remote control console is within RF range of the room control unit.
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