Patent ID: 8457713

Claim:
A medical system comprising: a medical imaging unit, a mobile display device mechanically disconnected from the medical imaging unit, a control unit, an input device, a data transmission device that is operable to transmit data recorded by the medical imaging unit to the mobile display device, and a vehicle that supports the mobile display device and includes a drive unit and a collision warning system, the drive unit configured to move the vehicle relative to the medical imaging unit, and the collision warning system configured to detect an impending collision of two or more components of the medical system and to display, via the mobile display device, an indication of the impending collision, wherein the control unit, operating in conjunction with the input device, is configured to control the mobile display device and the drive unit, and wherein the input device includes an optical acquisition system configured to detect gesture commands from an operator of the medical system or an acoustic acquisition system configured to detect voice commands from the operator of the medical system, the control unit being configured to automatically control a position of the vehicle via the drive unit based on the detected gesture commands or the detected voice commands.