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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Matteo Contolini, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ted Applebaum, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sankaran Panchapagesan, Goleta, CA (US);
Matteo Contolini, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ted Applebaum, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sankaran Panchapagesan, Goleta, CA (US);
Storz Endoskop Produktions GmbH, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A voice controlled surgical system including a wireless command microphone receiving audio input, a voice control module for generating commands from the audio input received by said wireless command microphone, a detection module for generating signals indicative of a proximity of said wireless command microphone, a switch module for disabling the commands in response to one or more of the signals, and an alarm module activated in response to the one or more of the signals.