Patent ID: 6591239
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A61B,A61G,G10L,G16H

Abstract:
A system for controlling a plurality of surgical apparatus comprising:a control pendant manually operable to generate pendant command output signals; a speech recognition device adapted to recognize a plurality of predetermined speech commands from a human operator and responsive to said set of predetermined speech commands to generate a set of speech command output signals; a surgical table operatively connected with said speech recognition device and to said control pendant, the surgical table being responsive to both said pendant command output signals and to a first set of said speech command output signals to initiate selected surgical table movements; a surgical lighthead operatively connected with said speech recognition device and responsive to a second set of said speech command output signals to initiate selected surgical lighthead operations; and, a surgical task light operatively connected with said speech recognition device and responsive to a third set of said speech command output signals to initiate selected surgical task light operations, wherein the surgical task light is supported by an associated mechanical member for movement into selected positions relative to said surgical table.