Wireless command microphone management for voice controlled surgical system
US9549717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A voice controlled surgical system including a wireless command microphone receiving audio input, a voice control module for generating commands from the audio input received by said wireless command microphone, a detection module for generating signals indicative of a proximity of said wireless command microphone, a switch module for disabling the commands in response to one or more of the signals, and an alarm module activated in response to the one or more of the signals.
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