Means for automatic control and management of a number of medical devices or equipment placed in a number of theatres or wards around a hospital having a network and control computer, relates particularly to endoscopic devices

摘要

Automatic control and management of a number of medical devices is achieved by connecting them to a controlling computer via a network which allows their initialization prior to an operation according to data held on the controlling computer without need for extensive manual preparation. Procedure has the following steps: (a) preparation of each device or equipment connected to the network and a control computer; (b) preparation of software interfaces in the control computer and networked devices including control, management, communications and error protocols; (c) adjustment of the whole system configuration macros and protocols defined in step B; (d) adjustment of parameters for devices according to the previous step; (e) reporting that parameters are adjusted; (f) display of the data content after the initializing or adjustment for each device; (g) repetition of steps C-F each time a device is changed An Independent claim is made for a device for use with the procedure comprising a controlling computer and a peer-to-peer network linking the various devices together.