System for remotely controlling two or more medical devices
CA 2531247 C · Owner: Stryker Corporation · Inventors: Hamel, Andrew J.
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A system for remotely controlling multiple medical devices. Included in the system are at least a first medical device and a second medical device each of which are capable of performing one or more functions. Also included is a remote control unit having at least a first switch and a second switch. Connected to each of the medical devices is a controller that can simultaneously dispatch one or more device command signals to each of the medical devices in response to receiving one or more remote command signals from the remote control unit thereby allowing a user to remotely and simultaneously control one or more functions associated with each of the medical devices.
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- Filed December 21, 2005 and granted February 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 21, 2025.
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