Patent ID: 6950025

Claim:
A medical surgery safety device used in connection with surgical insulting instruments and other operation room medical equipment, comprising: a. a base unit attached to one of said surgical insulting instruments and having a power inlet for connecting to an external electrical power source, a power outlet for providing electrical power to said surgical insulting instruments, and a switch connected between the power inlet and outlet, where the switch is normally closed to allow electrical power to pass from the power inlet to the power outlet for ordinary operation of said surgical insulting instruments; b. said base unit also having an accelerometer for detecting a sudden motion of said one of said surgical insulting instruments; c. a multiplicity of remote units each attached to a respective one of other said surgical insulting instruments and said medical equipment and having an accelerometer for detecting a sudden motion of said respective one of said other surgical insulting instruments and said medical equipment; d. each said remote unit also having means for transmitting a wireless radio frequency signal upon detection of said sudden motion; e. said base unit further having means for receiving said wireless radio frequency signal; and f. said base unit additionally having means for causing said switch to open upon either the detection of said sudden motion by said accelerometer of said base unit or the reception of said wireless radio frequency signal; g. whereby when a sudden motion of said surgical insulting instruments or said medical equipment is detected, said electrical power to said surgical insulting instruments will be cut-off immediately to prevent any further operation of said surgical insulting instruments.