Tele-medicine system that transmits an entire state of a subsystem
US6951535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tele-medicine system that includes an input device which can control a medical system. The input device may be the handle of a surgeon console. The medical system may include a robotically controlled medical device. A transmitter may transmit information relating to each state of the input device over a communication network. The medical system receives the transmitted state information through a receiver. The medical system changes state in response to the received state information from the input device. The system sends information relating to an entire state of the input device over a sample period to insure that the medical system receives all commands, data, etc. necessary to operate the system.
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