General purpose distributed operating room control system

a control system and operating room technology, applied in the field of control systems, can solve the problems of reducing the efficiency of performing various procedures, cumbersome utilization, and no known run time configurable system for operating more than one specific operating room devi

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a control system and operating room technology, applied in the field of control systems, can solve the problems of reducing the efficiency of performing various procedures, cumbersome utilization, and no known run time configurable system for operating more than one specific operating room devi

US20060220784A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-05INTUITIVE SURGICAL

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[0033] In accordance with the present invention, there is shown in FIG. 1 an operating room control system, generally at 10, in accordance with the present invention. The operating room control system, or control system 10, generally comprises a master controller 12, which is preferably attached to at least one slave controller 14. Although the exemplary preferred embodiment is shown as having both a master controller 12 and at least one slave controller 14 in electrical communication therewith, the control system 10 may be implemented with only a master controller 12 as will be described hereinbelow.

[0034] The master controller 12 is electrically connected to and in electrical communication with a plurality of devices 16 via a plurality of communication ports 46. Alternatively, the master controller 12 may be connected to any slave or specific medical device via wireless communications systems such as IR or RF signal transmitters and receivers on each of the master 12, slaves 14, ...

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Abstract

The present invention pertains to control systems and provides a run time configurable control system for selecting and operating one of a plurality of operating room devices from a single input source, the system comprising a master controller having a voice control interface and means for routing control signals. The system additionally may include a plurality of slave controllers to provide expandability of the system. Also, the system includes output means for generating messages to the user relating to the status of the control system in general and to the status of devices connected thereto.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This is a continuation patent application which claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 693,352 filed Aug. 6, 1996, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING,” A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] The present invention generally relates to control systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to a control system and apparatus that allows multiple surgical devices to be controlled from one or more input devices. Even more particularly, the present invention provides a run-time configurable control system allowing operating room component connectivity and control. [0006] 2. Description of Related Art [0007] Many surgi...

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05 Oct 2006

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US20060220784A1

IPC: G05B23/02; A61B17/00; A61B19/00; G05B15/02; G10L15/26; G16Z99/00

CPC: A61B17/00; A61B19/22; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00203; G10L15/26; G05B19/042; G05B2219/23386; G06F19/3406

Inventors: WANG, YULUN; JORDAN, CHARLES S.