Remote mentoring station
AssigneeThink Surgical, Inc.
InventorsFeimo SHEN, Peter NAKAMOTO, In K. MUN
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Abstract
A system and method are provided that permits a mentor to remotely observe, train, or mentor an end-user of a medical device. The remote mentor is able to observe and take control, if necessary, of a medical device during a surgical procedure from a remote location using a network connection. New end-users, or end-users requiring assistance, may obtain feedback directly from the mentor in real-time. The remote mentor may remove power from the medical device at any time to provide assistance or recommendations to the end-user. The remote mentor can then re-activate the power, or allow the device to re-power, after assessing the situation.
Claims20
A remote mentoring system comprising:
- a medical device located in an operating room (OR);
- a remote mentoring station located outside the OR having a remote display of said medical device and a remote input device;
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- a network connection providing said remote mentoring station with observation of said medical device and communication to the OR providing an end-user of said medical device instruction and to provide a remote mentor using said remote mentoring station control to said medical device via said remote mentoring station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.