Patent ID: 9560969
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,G16H,H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A medical device communications network comprising: a first surgical instrument having a first wireless communication circuit mounted thereto, the first surgical instrument configured for use in surgically preparing a patient's bone to receive a surgical implant and the first wireless communication circuit configured to (i) broadcast information associated with the first surgical instrument and (ii) receive information broadcasted from at least one other surgical instrument used during a surgical procedure, the first surgical instrument being one of a surgical saw and a surgical drill, a second surgical instrument having a second wireless communication circuit mounted thereto, the second surgical instrument configured for use in surgically preparing the patient's bone to receive a surgical implant and the second wireless communication circuit configured to (i) broadcast information associated with the second surgical instrument and (ii) receive information broadcasted from the first surgical instrument and any other surgical instrument is configured to broadcast information and used during the surgical procedure, and wherein the first wireless communication circuit of the first surgical instrument receives information broadcasted from the second wireless communication circuit of the second surgical instrument.