Patent ID: 11869498
Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A surgical system comprising:
a plurality of microphones; and
a controller configured to:
receive a position signal from a tracking system, wherein the position signal is indicative of a position of a hand-held surgical device that is tracked by the tracking system inside an operation environment;
receive sound signals from the plurality of microphones spaced apart from the position of the hand-held surgical device and directed toward the operation environment; and
process the sound signals dependent on the position signal comprising:
determine, based on the sound signals received from the plurality of microphones, a position of a voice source of a voice command included in each of the sound signals; and
determine that the voice command originates from an operator of the hand-held surgical device based on a comparison condition that evaluates a relationship between the determined position of the voice source and the position signal from the tracking system.