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US 2011/0087237 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for multi-system remote surgical navigation from a single control center
OwnerRaju R. Viswanathaninventor
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A system and method are provided for performing remote surgical navigation in multiple systems from a single control center, where there are at least two remote navigation systems in separate procedure rooms having respective control computers. The system includes a Control Center separate from each procedure room that has a set of displays and interface input devices. A switch may also be included for connecting the Control Center to the set of displays, interface input devices, and remote navigation systems. A method is provided for performing multiple simultaneous remote medical procedures that includes displaying information transmitted from a remote navigation system to the Control Center, and accepting user input from a remote navigation system. The method provides for establishing an encryption key with the remote system, converting the user input to a script data and encrypting the data. The transmitted script command is then transmitted to the remote navigation system.
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A method for performing multiple simultaneous remote medical interventional procedures on any of a set of remote navigation systems from a single, physically distant Control Center, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for performing multiple simultaneous remote medical interventional procedures on any of a set of remote navigation systems from a single, physically distant Control Center, the method comprising the steps of:
The system of claim 1, where each of the remote navigation systems incorporates a local over-ride option with which system control from the Control Center could be disabled.
The system of claim 2, where each of the remote navigation systems incorporates a local over-ride option with which system control from the Control Center could be disabled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.