METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUAL INPUT AND HAPTIC OUTPUT OF PATIENT CRITICAL OPERATING PARAMETERS IN A BREATHING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A manual input-output device in a breathing apparatus, such as an anesthesia system, has a manual input for adjusting at least one patient critical operating parameter of the breathing apparatus. The manual input-output device is programmable for a haptic feedback and has an operating member for the manual input and a manual output, a detecting unit that detects a movement of the operating member, and a haptic feedback unit that applies a mechanical output to the operating member depending on the movement detected. The manual input-output device can be used for adjusting an opening pressure level of an adjustable pressure limiting (APL) valve.
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46 Claims
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22. A breathing apparatus comprising:
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a breathing circuit configured to interact with a patient to respirate or anesthetize the patient according to at least one parameter; a manually manipulable operating member that, when manually moved, adjusts said at least one parameter by producing an operating member output signal to said breathing circuit that corresponds to the movement of said operating member, said operating member being configured to generate a manual output; a detector connected to said operating member that detects said movement of said operating member; and a haptic feedback unit connected to said detector and to said operating member that converts said movement detected by said detector into a corresponding mechanical signal applied to said operating member that causes said operating member to produce said manual output. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for operating a breathing apparatus comprising a breathing circuit configured to interact with a patient to respirate or anesthetize the patient according to at least one parameter, said method comprising the steps of:
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manually moving a manually manipulable operating member to adjust said at least one parameter by producing an operating member output signal to said breathing circuit that corresponds to the movement of said operating member, said operating member being configured to generate a manual output; with a detector connected to said operating member, detecting said movement of said operating member; and in a haptic feedback unit connected to said detector and to said operating member converting said movement detected by said detector into corresponding a mechanical signal and applying said mechanical signal to said operating member to cause said operating member to produce said manual output. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer-readable medium encoded with programming instructions that operate a breathing apparatus, said breathing apparatus comprising a breathing circuit configured to interact with a patient to respirate or anesthetize the patient according to at least one parameter, said programming instructions comprising:
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a first program segment that causes a manually manipulable operating member, when manually moved, to adjust said at least one parameter by producing an operating member output signal to said breathing circuit that corresponds to the movement of said operating member, said operating member being configured to generate a manual output; a second program segment that causes a detector connected to said operating member to detect said movement of said operating member; and a third program segment that causes a haptic feedback unit connected to said detector and to said operating member to convert said movement detected by said detector into a mechanical signal applied to said operating member to cause said operating member to produce said manual output.
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