Inventors:
David F. McCall - Edinboro PA
Leslie M. Logue - Edinboro PA
Francis J. Zelina - Lake City PA
Matthew V. Sendak - Montgomery AL
Julie R. Hinson - Concord OH
Ward L. Sanders - Albion PA
Steve Belinski - Santa Barbara CA
Brian E. Holtz - Santa Barbara CA
Assignee:
Steris Inc. - Temecula CA
International Classification:
G10L 1522
Abstract:
A voice controlled surgical suite is provided for controlling a plurality of surgical apparatus by a single human. The system includes a voice recognition device adapted to recognize a plurality of predetermined speech commands from a single human and to generate a corresponding set of command output signals. A surgical table is operatively connected with the voice recognition device and is responsive to a first set of the command output signals to initiate selected surgical table movements. A surgical lighthead is similarly connected with the voice recognition system and is responsive to a second set of the command output signals to initiate selected surgical lighthead operations. In addition, surgical camera and task light devices are included in the system and are responsive to fourth and third sets of command output signals, respectively, generated by the voice recognition device to initiate selected surgical camera and surgical task light operations. The surgical apparatus has manual controls to provide redundancy, and to override voice control signals as needed.