Patent ID: 8734160

Claim:
A method of providing medical instruction or information to a health care provider performing a medical procedure, comprising: a) providing a wireless interactive monitor comprising: i) a central processing unit (CPU) operably connected to memory, wherein said CPU recognizes a plurality of potential users, ii) a display monitor for displaying information from said CPU, and iii) a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting or receiving commands or information, said transmitter operably connected to said CPU; b) providing a non-contact occupancy sensor to receive an availability indicator from an intended user within the plurality of potential users and transmitting the availability indicator to the CPU, wherein the non-contact occupancy sensor is a proximity sensor mounted to a surgical scrub sink thereby receiving the availability indicator from the intended user when the intended user is positioned within a predetermined range of the non-contact occupancy sensor; c) loading medical information into said memory for instruction; d) assigning said medical information to at least one of said plurality of potential users; e) accessing said medical information assigned to the intended user; and f) displaying said assigned medical information to the intended user while the non-contact occupancy sensor senses the presence of the intended user; wherein said assigned medical information is medical diagnostic or therapeutic information relating to a medical problem the intended user is currently addressing.