Control system and method to operate an operating room lamp
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1. A control system to control an operating room lamp to generate light, with:
- an image signal input to receive an image signal from a video camera capturing an image of a surgical site;
a control signal output to transmit a control signal to the operating room lamp, the control signal depending on the image signal which is generated by the video camera, the control signal controlling at least one of a direction, an intensity or a spectral characteristic of the light, or a size or shape of an area illuminated by the light;
where the control system is configured to recognize a hand area of medical personnel in the image signal captured by the video camera and to continuously generate the control signal depending on the image signal and transmit it to the control signal output.
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Abstract
A control system to control an operating room lamp to generate light to illuminate a surgical site includes an image signal input to receive an image signal from a video camera to capture an image of a surgical site and a control signal output to emit to the operating room lamp a control signal to control at least either a direction or an intensity or a spectral characteristic of the light or a size or shape of the area illuminated by the light. The control system is configured to recognize a hand area of medical personnel and to generate the control signal depending on the image signal and to emit it to the control signal output.
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15 Claims
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1. A control system to control an operating room lamp to generate light, with:
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an image signal input to receive an image signal from a video camera capturing an image of a surgical site; a control signal output to transmit a control signal to the operating room lamp, the control signal depending on the image signal which is generated by the video camera, the control signal controlling at least one of a direction, an intensity or a spectral characteristic of the light, or a size or shape of an area illuminated by the light; where the control system is configured to recognize a hand area of medical personnel in the image signal captured by the video camera and to continuously generate the control signal depending on the image signal and transmit it to the control signal output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating an operating room lamp to generate light, with the following steps:
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capture an image of the surgical site and generate an image signal by means of a video camera; transmit the image signal from the video camera to a control system; recognize a hand movement of medical personnel in the image signal; generate continuously a control signal depending on the image signal, which is generated by the video camera, and transmit continuously the control signal from the control system to the operating room lamp; and control at least one of a direction, an intensity or a spectral characteristic of the light, or a size or shape of an area illuminated by the light by means of the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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