System and method for control of medical equipment using multiple wireless devices

摘要

A system and method for controlling a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices is disclosed. The method includes communicating a secure wireless signal from a footswitch enclosure to a footswitch receiver coupled to the body scanning device in response to an actuation of a footswitch zone carried on a footswitch enclosure. Additionally, a wireless signal is communicated from a handswitch enclosure in response to an actuation of a handswitch zone and communicated to a handswitch receiver located in the footswitch enclosure. The wireless signal is then communicated from the footswitch enclosure to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using the handswitch or the footswitch.

主权项

1. A wireless control system for communicating with a body-scanning device using multiple wireless devices, comprising:
a footswitch enclosure; at least one footswitch zone containing a switch carried on the footswitch enclosure, wherein the switch in the at least one footswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person's foot; a wireless transmitter coupled to the footswitch enclosure and configured to form a wireless connection between the wireless footswitch and a footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to communicate actuation of the footswitch zone to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using the footswitch; a handswitch enclosure; at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure containing a switch, wherein the switch in the at least one handswitch zone is configured to be actuated with a person's hand; and a wireless handswitch transmitter coupled to the handswitch enclosure and configured to communicate actuation of the at least one handswitch zone carried on the handswitch enclosure to a handswitch receiver coupled to the footswitch enclosure, wherein the wireless transmitter coupled to the footswitch enclosure is further configured to communicate signals from the handswitch receiver to the footswitch receiver coupled to the body-scanning device to enable an operator to control the body-scanning device using at least one of the handswitch zone and the footswitch zone.