A system for controlling a medical device with a virtual foot pedal is disclosed herein. The system may include at least one medical device, a display screen coupled to the medical device, and a virtual foot pedal. The virtual foot pedal may be connected to the medical device and may be further operable to capture motion in a tracking area. A method for controlling a medical console is disclosed herein. The method may include displaying one or more icons disposed on a display screen disposed on the medical console. The method may further include initiating the virtual foot pedal to emit a tracking area, monitoring movement of a foot in the tracking area, and receiving a selectin of at least one icon based on movement of the foot.本文揭露了一種用於藉由虛擬腳踏板控制醫療裝置之系統。該系統可以包括至少一個醫療裝置、聯接到該醫療裝置的顯示幕、以及虛擬腳踏板。該虛擬腳踏板可以連接到該醫療裝置，並且可以進一步操作以捕獲跟蹤區中的運動。本文揭露了一種用於控制醫療控制台之方法。該方法可以包括顯示設定在顯示幕上的一個或多個圖標，該顯示幕設置在該醫療控制台上。該方法可以進一步包括：啟動虛擬腳踏板以發出跟蹤區，監視腳在該跟蹤區中的運動，以及基於該腳的運動來接收對至少一個圖標的選擇。
