US 12,175,971 B2
Monitoring assistance and control of a theranostic medical laser system by voice
Jukka-Pekka Alanko, Tampere (FI); Timo Tanila, Ylöjärvi (FI); and Petteri Uusimaa, Tampere (FI)
Assigned to Modulight, Inc., Tampere (FI)
Filed by Modulight, Inc., Tampere (FI)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,375.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040869 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00863 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the memory comprising program code configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
determine a status of treatment based on sensor data configured to monitor at least one treatment parameter associated with use of a medical laser device, wherein the sensor data comprises measurements of a target tissue under treatment and the status comprises information on a progress of the treatment on the target tissue;
cause output of a voice message indicating the status, wherein the content of the voice message comprises a confirmation associated with the treatment progress on the target tissue, the confirmation comprising a notification of at least one of an arrival of an optically visible component in a tissue or a completion of a drug activation dose based on an expected change of at least one treatment parameter value
detect at least one event configured to initiate a voice command reception mode to control the medical laser device, the at least one event comprising output of the voice message;
trigger a first time window for reception of a voice command from a user;
repeat the voice command to the user when the voice command is received within the first time window;
trigger a second time window for reception of a voice confirmation from the user; and
execute the voice command in response to the confirmation received within the second time window.