Medical device communications network
First Claim
1. A medical device communications network, comprising:
- a first surgical instrument configured for use in surgically preparing a patient'"'"'s bone to receive a surgical implant,a first wireless communication circuit mounted to the first surgical instrument, the first wireless communication circuit having a first wireless transceiver electrically connected to at least one of a first visual indicator and a first audible indicator, anda processor-readable, non-transitory storage memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the first wireless transceiver to;
receive information broadcasted from one or more other surgical instruments used during a surgical procedure,determine whether the first surgical instrument is being used out of order relative to a predetermined surgical instrument usage sequence,determine whether the first surgical instrument is incompatible with another surgical instrument used during the surgical procedure, andactivate at least one of the first visual indicator and the first audible indicator in response to determining that the first surgical instrument is one or more of being used out of order relative to the predetermined surgical instrument usage sequence or incompatible with any other surgical instrument used during the surgical procedure.
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Abstract
A medical device communications network comprises a plurality of medical devices including either or both of a first number of surgical instruments and a second number of implants configured for subcutaneous implantation in a biological body. A corresponding plurality of wireless communication circuits are each mounted to a different one of the plurality of medical devices. Each of the plurality of wireless communication circuits is configured to broadcast medical device information relating to the medical device to which it is mounted and to receive information relating to any other of the plurality of medical devices. The network may or may not include a master wireless communications circuit configured to receive the medical device information broadcast by any of the plurality of slave wireless communication circuits and to broadcast the information relating to any other of the plurality of medical devices.
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3 Claims
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1. A medical device communications network, comprising:
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a first surgical instrument configured for use in surgically preparing a patient'"'"'s bone to receive a surgical implant, a first wireless communication circuit mounted to the first surgical instrument, the first wireless communication circuit having a first wireless transceiver electrically connected to at least one of a first visual indicator and a first audible indicator, and a processor-readable, non-transitory storage memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the first wireless transceiver to; receive information broadcasted from one or more other surgical instruments used during a surgical procedure, determine whether the first surgical instrument is being used out of order relative to a predetermined surgical instrument usage sequence, determine whether the first surgical instrument is incompatible with another surgical instrument used during the surgical procedure, and activate at least one of the first visual indicator and the first audible indicator in response to determining that the first surgical instrument is one or more of being used out of order relative to the predetermined surgical instrument usage sequence or incompatible with any other surgical instrument used during the surgical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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