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Patent No.:

US 12000549 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 04, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2020

Head-mounted medical/dental accessories with voice-controlled operation

Applicant:

General Scientific Corp., Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventor:

Byung J. Chang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

General Scientific Corp., Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Fishman Stewart PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Evan P Dzierzynski

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

F21L 4/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/35 (2016.01); F21V 21/084 (2006.01); F21V 23/02 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/202 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); G02C 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H05B 45/12 (2020.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

F21L 4/00 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/35 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); F21V 21/084 (2013.01); F21V 23/02 (2013.01); F21V 23/04 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01); A61B 2017/00203 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3616 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); F21V 33/0052 (2013.01); F21W 2131/202 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); G02C 11/04 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01); H05B 45/12 (2020.01);

Abstract

Head-mounted accessories for surgeons and medical/dental practitioners are equipped with no-touch, hands-free controls. A voice-activated headlamp includes a controller operative to send a signal to control a light source in accordance with a voice command received through an integrated or remote microphone. The voice command and control may be speaker-dependent or speaker-independent, and the head-mounted unit may include an interface to a computer for voice-command training or other purposes. The head-mounted unit includes a memory for storing the voice commands. The invention may be used to control other medical/dental accessories such as a head-mounted video camera, in which case the controller is further operative to at least turn the video camera ON or OFF. More preferably, a controller is additionally operative to control the focus or zoom of the video camera in accordance with a voice command.

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