Wireless medical room control arrangement for control of a plurality of medical devices
A wireless medical room control arrangement includes a wireless controller having a wireless router. A room identifier and a device identifier are stored in the controller. A communication interface sends commands to and receives commands from the wireless controller. In response to commands from the interface, the wireless controller sends wireless control signals to operate medical devices in the room. A room monitor adjacent a doorway provides room identifiers to medical devices and wireless controllers entering the room and provides dummy identifiers to medical devices and controllers exiting the room. The room monitors may connect to a global network processor that determines the location of the medical devices in a medical facility.
1. A system for controlling at least one medical device in a medical room comprising:
at least one transceiver locator device configured to determine at least one distance measurement between the at least one medical device and the at least one transceiver locator device based on at least one signal received from the at least one medical device, wherein the at least one medical device comprises at least one function utilized in performing a medical procedure on a patient; and
a controller located in the medical room and configured to:
determine whether the at least one medical device is located within the medical room based on the at least one distance measurement, and
in response to determining that the at least one medical device is located within the medical room, send control signals wirelessly to the at least one medical device to wirelessly control the at least one function of the at least one medical device utilized in performing the medical procedure on the patient.
2. The system of claim 1 , where the at least one transceiver locator device comprises a plurality of transceiver locator devices.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller determines whether the at least one medical device is located in the medical room based on a plurality of distance measurements.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one signal comprises a device identifier associated with the at least one medical device.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the controller receives the device identifier from the at least one transceiver locator device.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transceiver locator device communicates wirelessly with the controller.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one medical device comprises a portable medical device.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one transceiver locator device determines the at least one distance measurement between the at least one medical device and the at least one transceiver locator device by timing the sending of a specific signal to the at least one medical device and determining a return time of a return signal.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the return signal comprises a device identifier associated with the at least one medical device.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one medical device comprises at least one of a surgical light, a camera, a surgical table, a fluid management system, and a surgical device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the surgical device is configured to modify tissue.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the surgical device comprises a shaver, a cutting tool, or a drill.
13. A method for controlling at least one medical device comprising:
determining, by a controller located in a medical room, at least one distance measurement between the at least one medical device and at least one transceiver locator device based on at least one signal received by the at least one transceiver locator device from the at least one medical device;
determining, by the controller, whether the at least one medical device is located within the medical room based on the at least one distance measurement; and
in response to determining that the at least one medical device is located within the medical room, wirelessly controlling, by the controller, at least one function of the at least one medical device to perform at least a portion of a medical procedure on a patient.
14. The method of claim 13 , comprising determining distances from a plurality of transceiver locator devices to the at least one medical device and determining whether the at least one medical device is located within the medical room based on the distances from a plurality of transceiver locator devices.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one signal comprises a device identifier associated with the at least one medical device.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one medical device comprises a portable medical device.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one transceiver locator device determines the at least one distance measurement between the at least one medical device and the at least one transceiver locator device by timing the sending of a specific signal to the at least one medical device and determining a return time of a return signal.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the return signal comprises a device identifier associated with the at least one medical device.
19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising displaying a location of the at least one medical device on a room map.
20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one medical device comprises at least one of a surgical light, a camera, a surgical table, a fluid management system, a surgical device.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the surgical device is configured to modify tissue.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the surgical device comprises a shaver, a cutting tool, or a drill.