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Care or cleaning device for medical instruments and methods

  • US 20070031778A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2006
  • Published: 02/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A process for determining whether a coupling device of a care or cleaning device for medical instruments is occupied by an instrument and/or by which type of instrument it is occupied, the process comprising:

  • conveying compressed air through a coupling device via a compressed air line allocated to the coupling device;

    providing a sensor element activated by air pressure applied in the compressed air line, wherein in response to sensing air pressure, the sensor element sends an input signal to a control device of the care or cleaning device; and

    detecting the occupancy of the coupling device and/or the type of instrument connected to the coupling device with the control device by analyzing the received input signal.

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