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Remote control and tactile feedback system for medical apparatus

  • US 6,834,647 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2001
  • Issued: 12/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A remote controller for a respiratory ventilator providing breathing gases to a patient, said controller allowing an operator to move about the ventilator and patient while controlling the ventilator, said controller comprising:

  • a control member actuatable by an operator to provide a signal for carrying out a control action in the ventilator;

    communication means placing the control member in communication with the ventilator in a manner that allows the operator to move with respect to the ventilator and patient and to be at a distance from the ventilator, said communication means communicating said signal to the ventilator to control the ventilator; and

    means for adjusting the sensitivity between the signal provided by said control member and the resulting control action in the ventilator.

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