Medical diagnostic system

• US 7,052,458 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2002
• Issued: 05/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Pronk, Bernardus Johannes, Canjels, Ivo Jacobus Mathieu
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Ruth S.
• Application Number:
  US10/121,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20020165698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,509 Days
• Field of Search: 600/407, 600/410, 600/300, 600/425, 378/207, 382/117, 382/128, 382/141, 705/2, 128/897, 128/920, 709217-219, 709/221
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/00 Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G03B42/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/10 Safety means specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/581 Remote testing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A medical diagnostic system, for example, an X-ray examination apparatus, comprises a local group of functions which are only locally adjustable and a global group of functions which can be remotely adjusted. Preferably, functions in both groups can be remotely installed, but the functions in the local group can be activated only locally. Preferably, local activation is performed on the basis of an authorization.

Claims

1. A medical diagnostic system comprising:

a data processor which is controlled by functions including a local group of adjustable functions and a global group of adjustable functions;

means for installing an adjustment to the local group of adjustable functions, and

means for installing an adjustment to the global group of adjustable functions;

local activating means for activating the installation of the adjustment to the local group of adjustable functions, said activating being performed only at the site of the medical diagnostic system; and

global activating means for activating the installation of the adjustments to the global group of adjustable functions, said global activating being from one of;

a remote service center or from the site of the medical diagnostic system.

2. A medical diagnostic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for installing an adjustment to the local group of adjustable functions comprises an installation platform for adjusting the adjustable functions, the installation platform enabling the installation of remotely adjustable functions.

3. A medical diagnostic system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an activation means by which the remotely installed functions are activated at the site of the medical diagnostic system on the basis of an authorization.

4. A medical diagnostic system as claimed in claim 3, in which the installation platform is provided with a read unit for receiving the authorization from a data carrier.

5. A medical diagnostic system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising authorization means by which the adjustments in the local group and/or the global group are activated on the basis of an authorization.