Patent ID: 11886772
Assignee: ASENSUS SURGICAL EUROPE SàRL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A method of controlling at least one robotically controlled surgical tool via vocal activation, said method comprises steps of:
a. providing a vocally activated control system comprising:
i. a voice sensor configured to detect at least one vocal command generated by at least one surgeon in said surgical setting;
ii. a signal transmitter operatively connected to said voice sensor, said transmitter is configured to convert said at least one vocal command into at least one transmittable vocal signal and transmit said at least one transmittable vocal signal;
iii. a processor operatively connected to said signal transmitter configured to receive said at least one digital transmittable vocal signal, said processor is configured to convert said at least one transmittable vocal signal to at least one predetermined set of operative instructions associated with said at least one apparatus, said at least one predetermined set of operative instructions comprising at least one instruction; and,
iv. at least one controller operatively connected to said processor and said at least one apparatus; said at least one controller is configured to receive said predetermined set of operative instructions and to cause said at least one apparatus to operate accordingly;
b. detecting said at least one vocal command generated by said at least one surgeon in said surgical setting via said voice sensor;
c. converting said at least one vocal command into a transmittable vocal signal via said signal transmitter;
d. transmitting said transmittable vocal signal using said signal transmitter;
e. receiving said transmittable vocal signal through said processor operatively connected to said transmitter;
f. converting said transmittable vocal signal to said at least one predetermined set of operative instructions associated with said at least one robotically controlled surgical tool via said processor, to generate instructions according to a predetermined set of rules, said at least one predetermined set of rules comprising at least one rule selected from a group consisting of: no fly zone rule, and collision prevention rule, allowed movement being movements of said surgical tool permitted by said controller and said restricted movement being movements of said surgical tool denied by said controller according to said predetermined set of rules;
g. receiving said predetermined set of instructions by said at least one controller operatively connected to said processor and said at least one apparatus;
h. operating said at least one robotically controlled surgical tool according to said predetermined set of instructions using said at least one control mean.