Systems and methods for controlling a medical light via a handle

A medical light comprising:

• a handle assembly configured for grasping by a user for moving the medical light, the handle assembly comprising at least one user input interface configured to receive inputs from the user for adjusting at least one function of the medical light;
• at least one movement sensor configured to detect movement of the medical light;
• and
• a controller comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors cause the controller to:
• determine that the medical light is being repositioned based on a signal from the at least one movement sensor;
• and
• in response to determining that the medical light is being repositioned, disable adjustment of the at least one function of the medical light by the at least one user input interface of the handle assembly.

A method for controlling at least one characteristic of illumination light provided by a medical light, the method comprising:

• emitting the illumination light by the medical light according to a first setting of the at least one characteristic of the illumination light;
• determining that the medical light is being repositioned based on a signal from at least one movement sensor;
• while the medical light is being repositioned, adjusting the at least one characteristic of the illumination light to a second setting in response to a user input to at least one user input interface of a handle assembly of the medical light;
• determining that the medical light is no longer being repositioned based on the signal from the at least one movement sensor;
• and
• in response to determining that the medical light is no longer being repositioned, resetting the at least one characteristic of the illumination light from the second setting to the first setting.

A medical light comprising:

• a handle assembly configured for grasping by a user for moving the medical light, the handle assembly comprising at least one user input interface configured to receive inputs from the user for adjusting at least one characteristic of illumination light provided by the medical light;
• at least one movement sensor configured to detect movement of the medical light;
• and
• a controller comprising one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors cause the controller to:
• emit the illumination light by the medical light according to a first setting of the at least one characteristic of the illumination light,
• determine that the medical light is being repositioned based on a signal from the at least one movement sensor;
• while the medical light is being repositioned, adjust the at least one characteristic of the illumination light to a second setting in response to a user input to the at least one user input interface;
• determine that the medical light is no longer being repositioned based on the signal from at least one movement sensor;
• and
• in response to determining that the medical light is no longer being repositioned, reset the at least one characteristic of the illumination light from the second setting to the first setting.