US 8,558,880 B2 · Wireless operating room communication system including video output device and video display

Abstract

A wireless operating room communication system provides wireless transmission of video signals from a wireless camera or a wireless transmitter unit to a portable wireless display unit. A wireless multiple device control unit is in wireless communication with the transmitter unit, the display unit, and a plurality of surgical devices disposed within the operating room. Each of the surgical devices has a video receiver to obtain a video signal to synchronize the devices and units. The video transmitter unit has a video transmitter and the other units or devices have a non-video transmitter. The arrangement enables transmission of device control signals on the same channel as the video signal. In response to changes in bandwidth, the video transmitter unit reduces the video signal to enable transmission thereof to the video display unit, while maintaining robustness of the control signals.

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Dependent claims

A wireless operating room communication system comprising:

a wireless multiple device control unit including a non-video transmitter and a receiver;
an endoscope camera and a wireless video transmitter unit for broadcasting video signals;
at least one wireless surgical device, said at least one surgical device including a non-video transmitter and a receiver;
and
a wireless video display unit including a wireless video receiver for receiving and displaying video signals from the wireless video transmitter unit;
wherein the multiple device control unit and the at least one said wireless surgical device are configured to receive and synchronize with the video signals broadcast by the wireless video transmitter unit, and
wherein the at least one wireless surgical device and the multiple device control unit are configured to transmit control signals on the same frequency channel as the video signals transmitted by said wireless video transmitter unit.

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A wireless operating room communication system comprising:

a wireless stored video transmission unit including a transmitter for wireless transmission of video signals and a key input port, the wireless stored video transmission unit having a reader for reading stored surgical video and surgical images and for providing at least one of the surgical video or images to the transmitter;
a portable wireless video display unit having a wireless video receiver for receiving wireless video signals and a key input port, the portable wireless video display unit having a battery for supplying power thereto;
and
a key device for insertion into the key input port of the wireless stored video transmission unit and the key input port of the wireless video display unit, the key device including data thereon for synchronizing the wireless video display unit to the wireless stored video transmission unit, wherein the surgical video or surgical images are transmitted by the wireless video transmission unit and received by the wireless video display unit for display thereon.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wireless operating room communication system including video output device and video display

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Wireless operating room communication system including video output device and video display

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Abstract

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