Application of Visible Light Communication Technology in Digital Operating Room: Experiment and Equipment Manufacturing

Wang X, Yan H and Song J

 Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
 Medpower Technology Co., Ltd, China

^*Correspondance to: Xiaofei Wang 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.3723

Abstract

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a wireless communication technology that uses visible light for illumination and communication at same time. Compared with the conventional wireless communication technology with radio channels, VLC transceiver units can be integrated with the existing lighting system. VLC system has advantages such as energy saving, easy deployment, no radio interference, electromagnetic compatibility and so on. It also has the disadvantages of being easily blocked by moving object, interrupted and interfered by sunlight. Finding the right application scenario for visible light communication has always been a challenge. With the technology progress of medical digitization, traditional hospitals and are transforming into digital hospitals. More and more medical devices with wireless communication capabilities are being deployed, and more wearable devices are used in patients' body, such as pacemaker. Serious electromagnetic interference problem should be considered to affect medical safety. In this project, VLC technology is used in the digital operating room to reduce electromagnetic interference as an application experiment.

Keywords

Visible light communication; Interference; Transceiver; Application experiment; Electromagnetic compatibility

Cite the article

Wang X, Yan H, Song J. Application of Visible Light Communication Technology in Digital Operating Room: Experiment and Equipment Manufacturing. Clin Surg. 2024; 9: 3723..