Universal medical device control console

• US 8,696,650 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Senorx Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Senorx Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Quick, Richard L., Shabaz, Martin V., Dabney, James H., Kussman, Dan, Louw, Frank R., Lubock, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): ROANE, AARON F
• Application Number:
  US12/220,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20090030405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,091 Days
• Field of Search: 606 32- 52
• US Class Current: 606/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/02 Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/0038 and A61B10/0045 take precedence; needle locating or guiding means A61B17/3403; samplers for enzymology or microbiology C12M1/26; sampling or preparing biological specimens G01N33/48
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0266 means for severing sample
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0283 with vacuum aspiration, e.g. caused by retractable plunger or by connected syringe A61B10/025, A61B10/0266 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00225 Systems for controlling multiple different instruments, e.g. microsurgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00482 with a code
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/008 Removal of tumors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00973 pedal-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/06 Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A control console is disclosed for controlling one or more medical devices. The control console communicates to at least one medical device, and at least one peripheral module associated with the medical device if needed. The control console has a microprocessor for processing data to direct an operation of the medical device.

Claims

1. A control system for controlling a predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices, each of which have their own different stored medical device scripts for operating functions of the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices, and each respective medical device of the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices having a respective device memory that stores a respective stored medical device operating script for operating operational functionalities of the respective medical device, comprising:

a. a universal control console having one or more connecting modules configured to communicatively and operatively couple to the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices having the different stored medical device scripts for operating functions of the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices;

b. a plurality of peripheral modules which communicate with one or more of the connecting modules and which control operating functions of the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices and are responsive to the different stored medical device operating scripts; and

c. the universal control console having a microprocessor based control module in communication with the connecting modules and the plurality of peripheral modules which communicate therewith, the microprocessor based control module configured to control operation of the respective medical device of the predetermined plurality of different types of medical devices that is connected to the connecting module in accordance with the respective stored medical device operating script stored in the respective device memory for operating the operational functionalities of the respective medical device.

2. The control system of claim 1 wherein the control module controls the operation of the respective medical device through one or more operation switches and one or more graphical display screens, wherein the operation switches are selectively activated when one or more predetermined graphical display screens are presented.

3. The control system of claim 1 wherein the medical device is a biopsy probe.

4. The control system of claim 1 wherein the medical device is a temperature probe.

5. The control system of claim 1 wherein the medical device is a heart rate monitor device.

6. The control system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the peripheral modules is an electro surgical generation module.

7. The control system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the peripheral modules is a footswitch module.

8. The control system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the peripheral modules includes a fluid pump module.

9. The control system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the peripheral modules is an illumination device.

10. The control system of claim 1, the universal control console further comprising a software module for controlling logical and interface functions of the operation.

11. The control system of claim 10 wherein the software module further receives and processes the respective medical device operating script from the respective medical device for operating the same.

12. The control system of claim 1 wherein the graphical display further includes one or more operating indicators.

13. The control system of claim 1 wherein one of the peripheral modules comprising a power module.

14. The control system of claim 1 wherein the control module controls the operation of the respective medical device through wireless communication links.

15. The control system of claim 1 wherein the control module controls the operation of the respective medical device through wired communication connections.

16. The control system of claim 1 wherein the control module controls the operation of the respective medical device through digital signals.

17. The control system of claim 1 wherein the control module controls the operation of the respective medical device through analog signals.

18. The control system of claim 1 wherein the respective medical device operating script has a software operating script for execution by said microprocessor based control module for operating at least one of the vacuum generation, electrosurgical power and motor drive control.

19. The control system of claim 18 wherein the respective medical device operating script has an operating script for one or more peripheral modules configured for communicating with other modules.

20. The control system of claim 1, wherein the control console has a control module that controls the operation of the predetermined plurality of medical devices through one or more operation switches.

21. The control system of claim 1, wherein one of the peripheral modules controlling electrosurgical generation includes a high frequency power generator.