System and method for wireless voice control of an interventional or diagnostic medical device

A system for controlling a medical device through voice commands, comprising:

• a medical device for performing one of a medical diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• a microphone for receiving a voice command identifying a function associated with one of said medical diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• a voice decoder for decoding said voice command into a basic signal;
• and
• a protocol translator for converting said basic signal into a signal code representing said function identified by said voice command;
• and
• a processing unit for directing said medical device to perform said function designated by said signal code.

A method of controlling a medical device through voice commands, comprising:

• speaking a voice command into a microphone, said voice command identifying a function associated with one of a diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• decoding said voice command into a basic code;
• converting said basic code into a signal code representing the function identified by said voice command;
• transmitting said signal code to a receiver of a medical unit including the medical device;
• and
• directing said medical device to perform said function designated by said signal code.

A system for operating an interventional fluoroscopic imaging apparatus through voice commands, comprising:

• an interventional fluoroscopic imaging device for performing one of a medical diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• an input unit for receiving a voice command identifying a function associated with one of a diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• a voice decoder for decoding said voice command into a basic signal;
• a protocol translator for converting said basic signal into a signal code representing said function identified by said voice command;
• and
• a processing unit for directing said interventional fluoroscopic imaging apparatus to perform said function designated by said signal code.

A method of controlling an interventional fluoroscopic imaging device through voice commands, comprising:

• speaking a voice command into an input unit, said voice command identifying a function associated with one of a diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• decoding said voice command into a basic code;
• converting said basic code into a signal code representing the function identified by said voice command;
• transmitting said signal code to a receiver of a medical unit including the interventional fluoroscopic imaging device;
• and
• directing the interventional fluoroscopic imaging device to perform said function designated by said signal code.

A system for operating an interventional medical device through voice commands, comprising:

• an interventional medical device for performing one of a medical diagnostic and interventional procedure;
• and
• a processing unit for directing said medical device to perform a function based on a voice command, said processing unit including:
• a voice decoder for decoding said voice command into a basic signal;
• and
• a protocol translator for converting said basic signal into a signal code representing said function identified by said voice command, said processing unit directing said medical device to perform said function designated by said signal code.