Patent ID: 7669598
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring control signals provided to a medical apparatus based upon tactile feedback from the apparatus, the system employing a monitoring signal indicative of a parameter relating to the apparatus or to a condition of a patient associated with the apparatus, the system comprising: a first feedback device in communication with the apparatus and arranged to provide tactile feedback to a first individual based upon the monitoring signal; a first controller actuatable by the first individual to provide a control signal to the apparatus for carrying out a control action in the apparatus; the first feedback device and first controller in communication with the apparatus such that the first individual can be distant from the apparatus and patient and move about the apparatus and patient to a desired location; a second feedback device in communication with the apparatus and arranged to provide tactile feedback to a second individual based upon the monitoring signal from the apparatus; and a second controller in communication with the first controller such that the control signal given by the first individual to the first controller is communicated to the second individual; and the second feedback device and second controller in communication with the apparatus such that the second individual can be distant from the apparatus and patient and move about the apparatus and patient to a desired location; wherein the second controller is actuatable by the second individual to provide a control signal to the apparatus for carrying out a control action in the apparatus; and wherein the second controller is in communication with the first controller such that the control signal given by the second individual to the second controller is reflected in the first controller and communicated to the first individual.