Operating room environment

摘要

A method serves to facilitate communication between members of an operating team in an operating room. Among others the method supports operation of different devices and expression of different command by gazing at a proper area on the monitor.

主权项

1. A method of monitoring and controlling a medical procedure comprising:
displaying on at least one monitor at least one image of at least one treatment area including tissue to be manipulated and a treatment tool; tracking a plurality of team members using tracking devices having a field of view characterized by a viewing box with at least two team member tracking device viewing boxes having at least partially overlapping area (volume), each tracking device configured to track at least one uniquely identified team member; defining at least one identifier associated with each team member; communicating to each team member tracking device at least one unique team member identifying characteristic; and when a physical location (or activity) of a first team member changes relative to a physical location (or activity) of a second team member, passing on by a tracking device originally associated with the first team member the first team member identifier and the first team member monitoring to a second (partially overlapping) team member tracking device.