Medical apparatus and method
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Abstract
To facilitate an intuitive operation of an adjustable device of a medical apparatus, a system for the automatic setting of an operating configuration of the portable control module controlling the adjustable device is provided, wherein different operating configurations in respect of the control of the movement of the movable device differ as far as the relative spatial position of the adjustable device to the control module is concerned. In particular, the system has at least one signal sender unit for sending a signal, said signal sender unit being arranged on the control module, at least two signal converter units for converting and retransmitting or for converting and reflecting the signal, said signal converter units being arranged on different positions on the device, and a signal receiver unit for receiving the converted signal, said signal receiver unit being arranged on the control module.
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39 Claims
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20. A medical apparatus, comprising:
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an adjustable device; a portable control device that controls a movement of the adjustable device; a signal sender unit arranged on the control device that sends a signal; a plurality of signal converter units arranged on different positions of the adjustable device that convert and retransmit the signal; and a signal receiver unit arranged on the control device that receives the converted signal for setting an operating configuration of the control device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for automatically setting an operating configuration of a portable control device controlling an adjustable device of a medical apparatus, comprising:
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sending a signal from the portable control device to the adjustable device; converting the signal into a response signal by a plurality of signal converter units arranged on the adjustable device; receiving the response signal by the portable control device; and setting the operating configuration of the portable control device based on the response signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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