System and method for ensuring proper medical instrument use in an operating room
US7896869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0803
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for managing medical instrument use during a surgical procedure may comprise a number of medical instruments, a display device configured to display any of the number of medical instruments, a microphone for transmitting voice commands identifying different ones of the number of medical instruments, and a controller. The controller is responsive to the voice commands to control the display device to display corresponding ones of the number of medical instruments.
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