TUBE NOZZLE FOR A RESPIRATOR
First Claim
1. A coupling device for a medical device for a mechanical and electromagnetic coupling of the medical device, having a medical device inductance associated with the medical device, with an accessory, having an accessory inductance associated with the accessory, the coupling device comprising:
- a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the medical device with the accessory;
an electromagnetic coupling means for electromagnetic coupling the medical device with the accessory, the electromagnetic coupling means including an inductance, a capacitance and an electric line for forming an electric circuit as a resonant circuit for magnetically coupling the medical device inductance with the accessory inductance; and
a semiconductor chip for storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or for sending and/or receiving at least one signal.
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Abstract
A coupling device (1) is provided, especially a tube nozzle (2), for a medical device (3), especially a respirator (4), for the mechanical and electromagnetic coupling of the medical device (3) with the accessory (6), especially a tube system (19). The device includes a mechanical device for coupling the medical device (3) with the accessory (6), at least one inductance (8), at least one capacitance (12) and at least one electric line (18) for forming an electric circuit as a resonant circuit for the electromagnetic coupling of an inductance (8) at the medical device (3) with an inductance (8) at the accessory (6). The coupling device (1) is able to be checked for trouble-free operation without the accessory (6). The coupling device (1) is able to be manufactured at a low cost and make safe and reliable handling possible. The coupling device (1) has a semiconductor chip (16) for storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or for sending and/or receiving at least one signal.
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16 Claims
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1. A coupling device for a medical device for a mechanical and electromagnetic coupling of the medical device, having a medical device inductance associated with the medical device, with an accessory, having an accessory inductance associated with the accessory, the coupling device comprising:
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a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the medical device with the accessory; an electromagnetic coupling means for electromagnetic coupling the medical device with the accessory, the electromagnetic coupling means including an inductance, a capacitance and an electric line for forming an electric circuit as a resonant circuit for magnetically coupling the medical device inductance with the accessory inductance; and a semiconductor chip for storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or for sending and/or receiving at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical system comprising:
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a medical device with a medical device inductance for generating an electromagnetic field and a writing and/or reading module; an accessory with an accessory inductance for generating an electromagnetic field and a semiconductor chip; and a coupling device for mechanically and electromagnetically coupling the medical device with the accessory, the coupling device comprising a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the medical device with the accessory, a coupling device inductance, a capacitance and an electric line to form an electric circuit as a resonant circuit for the electromagnetic coupling of the inductance at the medical device with the inductance at the accessory and with a semiconductor chip for storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or for sending and/or receiving at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A process for detecting a state of a coupling device, the process comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical device with a medical device inductance for generating an electromagnetic field and a writing and/or reading module; providing an accessory with an accessory inductance for generating an electromagnetic field, with an accessory capacitance and an accessory electric line providing an accessory resonant circuit as an accessory electric circuit with an accessory semiconductor chip; providing a coupling device for mechanically and electromagnetically coupling the medical device with the accessory, the coupling device comprising a mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the medical device with the accessory, a coupling device inductance, a capacitance and an electric line to form an electric circuit as a resonant circuit for the electromagnetic coupling of the inductance at the medical device with the inductance at the accessory and with a semiconductor chip for storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or for sending and/or receiving at least one signal; generating the magnetic field from the medical device; inducing electric current in the resonant circuit by means of the energy from the magnetic field of the medical device; generating the electromagnetic field from the coupling device by means of the resonant circuit thereof; inducing electric current in the accessory resonant circuit in the accessory; sending at least one piece of information and/or at least one signal from the medical device to the accessory and/or vice versa by means of the generated and induced electromagnetic field; and storing and/or processing at least one piece of information and/or receiving and/or sending a signal from the semiconductor chip in the coupling device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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