Control system for controlling medical equipment

A controller for controlling medical equipment, comprising:

• an information processing circuit for producing data that represents the settings of medical equipment;
• a first communication interface via which the setting data produced by said information processing circuit is transmitted to said medical equipment, and equipment information is received from said medical equipment;
• a memory in which the setting data produced by said information processing circuit or the equipment information received via said first communication interface is stored;
• and
• a second communication interface that enables communication with a mobile device having a storage device so as to permit transmission of the setting data or equipment information, which is stored in said memory, to said mobile device.

A control system, comprising:

• one or a plurality of medical devices;
• a medical device control portion which controls the medical device via a communication portion;
• a medical image display control portion for displaying at least a medical image from the medical device on a medical image display portion connected to the medical device control portion;
• and
• a mobile terminal which can be communicated via the medical device control portion and a communication line,
• wherein the mobile terminal has an image display portion for displaying an image at the terminal side and displays the medical image on the image display portion for displaying an image at the terminal side via the communication line.

A control method for supporting an operation, comprising:

• information sending/receiving step for sending/receiving information between a medical device control portion which controls one or a plurality of medical devices via a communication portion and a mobile terminal connected to the medical device control portion via a communication line;
• and
• medical device controlling step for controlling the one or the plurality of medical devices by the medical device control portion,
• wherein the medical device controlling step comprises control image generating step for generating a control image for controlling the medical device and control image transmitting step for transmitting the control image to the mobile terminal connected via the communication line.

A control system, comprising:

• one or a plurality of medical devices;
• a medical device control means which controls the medical device via a communication means;
• a medical image display control means for displaying at least a medical image from the medical device on a medical image display means connected to the medical device control means;
• and
• a mobile terminal which can be communicated via the medical device control means and a communication line,
• wherein the mobile terminal has an image display means for displaying an image at the terminal side and displays the medical image on the image display means for displaying an image at the terminal side via the communication line.