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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA INC	2151 E GRAND AVENUE EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

International Classification(s)

• G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Novak, Pavel	Stetten, CH	63	3431
# of filed Patents : 63 Total Citations : 3431

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• 13 Citation Count
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
November 30, 2010	US,7844657,B2   US7844657B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
July 22, 2004	US,20040143677,A1   US20040143677A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 7844657

System for controlling medical devices

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Abstract

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A system for controlling medical devices is disclosed, generally comprising a surgical network, an input device for entering a medical command, a controller for generating medical command data, and a translator for communicating with at least one ancillary device, where the ancillary device is either a device that is not compatible with the surgical network or is a device that generates high-bandwidth data. In some embodiments, the ancillary device is connected via Ethernet for high-bandwidth data transmission or via Bluetooth for wireless control.

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