Wireless Button System for Sterile Medical Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical and surgical devices often lack remote control capabilities, especially in sterile environments, and existing remote controls may require wires or be inconveniently configured for user preference.
Innovation Solution
A wireless button system that allows remote control of devices using sensors to detect button activation, with optional authorization and location-based activation, enabling secure and customizable hand-control in various settings, including sterile environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional remote controls with wires or cables are used, then device control capability is provided, but the ability to operate within sterile fields is precluded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces wired mechanical control systems with wireless buttons that communicate via radio frequency. The wireless button includes a sensor that detects button presses and transmits signals wirelessly to a central control unit, eliminating the need for physical wire connections and enabling operation within sterile fields where wires cannot penetrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a central control unit as an intermediary between the wireless button and the controlled device. The button sensor detects user input and communicates it to the central control unit, which then generates and transmits the appropriate control signals to the target device, enabling indirect control without physical connections.
2Ease of operation
If devices are equipped with remote control capabilities, then user convenience is improved, but security and authorized access control are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements location-specific activation by configuring the central control unit to recognize and respond to signals only from authorized wireless buttons within designated activation areas. Each button can be programmed with specific geographic or spatial parameters, ensuring that only buttons in authorized locations can control specific devices, providing localized security while maintaining remote operation convenience.
3Ease of operation
If custom remote controls are created for specific locations, then user preference and ergonomics are improved, but system complexity and configuration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the wireless button system with universal functionality that can adapt to multiple configurations. The same basic button hardware can be programmed for different functions, locations, and user preferences through software configuration in the central control unit. This allows a single universal button design to serve multiple specialized purposes without requiring different physical button designs for each application.
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AI summary
A system for providing wireless remote control over one or more devices. Included in the system is at least one wireless button that can be placed at various locations and which communicates with at least one sensor when the wireless button and sensor are brought within close proximity to one another. According to one embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated when the button is located within an authorized activation area. In another embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated by an authorized user. In yet a further embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated by an authorized user when the button is located within an authorized activation area.