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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yulun Wang, Goleta, CA (US);
Charles S. Jordan, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Darrin R. Uecker, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Charles C. Wooters, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Computer Motion, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
A control system for controlling a plurality of medical devices. The control system includes a controller that receives select and control commands from an input device. The controller compares the select commands and control commands to corresponding lists of commands. The controller provides an output signal to control the medical device if there is a match between the commands and the lists of commands.