Operating room smoke evacuator with integrated vacuum motor and filter

A service head for use in connection with a medical procedure in an enclosure, comprising:

• a housing adapted for mounting within a medical enclosure such that said housing is suspended off the floor of said medical enclosure, said housing having a cavity adapted to receive a filter;
• a filter adapted for insertion in said cavity, said filter having associated filter type and filter life information;
• an RFID tag attached to said filter, said RFID tag having associated memory for storing a filter profile including filter type and filter life information, and said RFID tag having a transmission portion for transmitting said filter profile information;
• an RFID reader for receiving said filter life information from said transmission portion;
• and
• a display for displaying said filter life information.

A service head for use in connection with a medical procedure in an enclosure, comprising:

• a housing adapted for mounting within a medical enclosure such that said housing is suspended off the floor of said medical enclosure;
• a control module mounted within said housing for receiving instructions from a medical provider;
• a surgical assembly outside said enclosure, said surgical assembly having an associated wireless communication receiver outside said enclosure for receiving said instructions;
• wherein said surgical assembly is an ultrasonic surgical device, electrocautery device, insufflator, laser surgical instrument, camera, surgical light source or endoscopic device;
• and
• wherein said control module comprises a wireless communication transmitter for transmission of said instructions to said wireless communication receiver.