SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL LIGHT VIA A SOFTWARE CONFIGURABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
A method for controlling a medical light by a handle assembly removably mounted to the medical light includes storing configuration data at a controller of the handle assembly that defines a mapping of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments; detecting a first user input to the handle assembly; and sending a control signal to the medical light to vary a property of light provided by the medical light according to the first user input and the configuration data.
1 . A medical lighting system comprising:
a medical light comprising at least one light source, a light controller configured to control the at least one light source, and a memory storing configuration data, wherein the configuration data defines a mapping of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments; and
a handle assembly removably mounted to the medical light, wherein the handle assembly is configured to receive the configuration data from the medical light and transmit a control signal to the medical light to adjust a property of light provided by the medical light according to a user input to the handle assembly and the configuration data.
2 . The medical lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the handle assembly is a first handle assembly that is interchangeable with a second handle assembly.
3 . The medical lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the handle assembly comprises one or more sensors for sensing the user input to the handle assembly.
4 . The medical lighting system of claim 1 , comprising a computing system communicatively connected to the medical light.
5 . The medical lighting system of claim 4 , wherein the medical light is configured to receive the configuration data from the computing system.
6 . The medical lighting system of claim 4 , wherein the mapping of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments is modifiable by a user via the computing system.
7 . The medical lighting system of claim 4 , wherein the computing system stores a plurality of different mappings of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments associated with different predefined preferences.
8 . The medical lighting system of claim 7 , wherein the different predefined preferences are associated with at least one of a user profile and a procedure type.
9 . The medical lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the handle assembly user inputs comprise at least one of a twist of a handle and a button press.
10 . The medical lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the property of light comprises intensity, spot size, contrast enhancement, or color temperature.
11 . A method of operating a medical lighting system, comprising:
at a medical light of the medical lighting system:
transmitting configuration data to a handle assembly removably mounted to the medical light, the configuration data defining a mapping of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments;
receiving a control signal from the handle assembly, wherein the control signal is based on a user input to the handle assembly and the configuration data; and
varying a property of the medical light based on the control signal.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the handle assembly is a first handle assembly that is interchangeable with a second handle assembly.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the handle assembly comprises one or more sensors for sensing the user input to the handle assembly.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the medical light is communicatively connected to a computing system.
15 . The method of claim 14 , comprising:
prior to transmitting the configuration data to the handle assembly, receiving the configuration data at the medical light from the computing system.
16 . The method of claim 14 , comprising modifying the mapping of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments via the computing system.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the computing system stores a plurality of different mappings of handle assembly user inputs to medical light property adjustments associated with different predefined preferences.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the different predefined preferences are associated with at least one of a user profile and a procedure type.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the handle assembly user inputs comprise at least one of a twist of a handle and a button press.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the property of light comprises intensity, spot size, contrast enhancement, or color temperature.