MEDICAL INSTALLATION, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL APPARATUS THEREIN
First Claim
1. A method to control a medical apparatus of a medical installation, said medical installation comprising a contact device configured to be coupled to the body of a patient, said contact device having at least one electrical potential sensor integrated therein that interacts with the body of the patient when the contact device is coupled to the body of the patient, a signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal from said at least one electrical potential sensor, and said medical apparatus being in communication with said signal evaluation device, said method comprising:
- with said at least one electrical potential sensor coupled to the body of the patient and in contact with the patient by means of the contact device, generating a measurement signal relating to a physiological activity of the patient selected from the group consisting of breathing activity and cardiac activity;
in said signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal, evaluating said measurement signal to obtain an evaluation result and, from said evaluation result, generating trigger signals; and
from said signal evaluation device, controlling operation of said medical apparatus based on said trigger signals.
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Abstract
In a method to control a medical apparatus of an installation having: a contact device for a patient, at least one electrical potential sensor that can be coupled to the body of said patient is integrated into the contact device. A signal evaluation device is provided with measurement signals generated with the electrical potential sensor for evaluation. The medical apparatus is connected with the signal evaluation device, and measurement signals that relate to the breathing and/or cardiac activity of the patient are acquired with the at least one electrical potential sensor coupled to the body of said patient upon contact of the patient with the contact device. Trigger signals are generated with the signal evaluation device based on the measurement signals that relate to the breathing cycle and/or the cardiac cycle of the patient. Operation of the medical apparatus is controlled based on the trigger signals.
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19 Claims
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1. A method to control a medical apparatus of a medical installation, said medical installation comprising a contact device configured to be coupled to the body of a patient, said contact device having at least one electrical potential sensor integrated therein that interacts with the body of the patient when the contact device is coupled to the body of the patient, a signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal from said at least one electrical potential sensor, and said medical apparatus being in communication with said signal evaluation device, said method comprising:
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with said at least one electrical potential sensor coupled to the body of the patient and in contact with the patient by means of the contact device, generating a measurement signal relating to a physiological activity of the patient selected from the group consisting of breathing activity and cardiac activity; in said signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal, evaluating said measurement signal to obtain an evaluation result and, from said evaluation result, generating trigger signals; and from said signal evaluation device, controlling operation of said medical apparatus based on said trigger signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical installation comprising
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a signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal from said at least one electrical potential sensor, and said medical apparatus being in communication with said signal evaluation device; a contact device configured to be coupled to the body of a patient in said medical apparatus, said contact device having at least one electrical potential sensor integrated therein that interacts with the body of the patient when the contact device is coupled to the body of the patient, said at least one electrical potential sensor, coupled to the body of the patient and in contact with the patient by means of the contact device, being configured to generate a measurement signal relating to a physiological activity of the patient selected from the group consisting of breathing activity and cardiac activity; said signal evaluation device being supplied with said measurement signal and being configured to evaluate said measurement signal to obtain an evaluation result and, from said evaluation result, generate trigger signals; and said signal evaluation device being configured to control operation of said medical apparatus based on said trigger signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory, computer-readable data storage medium encoded with programming instructions to control a medical apparatus of a medical installation, said medical installation comprising a contact device configured to be coupled to the body of a patient, said contact device having at least one electrical potential sensor integrated therein that interacts with the body of the patient when the contact device is coupled to the body of the patient, a computerized signal evaluation device supplied with said measurement signal from said at least one electrical potential sensor, and said medical apparatus being in communication with said signal evaluation device, said storage medium being loaded into said signal evaluation device and said programming instructions causing said signal evaluation device to:
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communicate with said at least one electrical potential sensor coupled to the body of the patient and in contact with the patient by means of the contact device, to acquire a measurement signal relating to a physiological activity of the patient selected from the group consisting of breathing activity and cardiac activity; evaluate said measurement signal to obtain an evaluation result and, from said evaluation result, generating trigger signals; and from said signal evaluation device, control operation of said medical apparatus based on said trigger signals.
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