Medical apparatus and method for setting up a medical apparatus
First Claim
1. Medical apparatus comprising:
- at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,said control system including;
a main control unit, connected to the user interface,a first memory connected to the main control unit,a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps;
allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
storing the new value in the first memory;
capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
wherein said verification step includes the steps of converting the value entered in the first memory in data graphically representing said value;
comparing the data graphically representing the value entered in the first memory to said data representative of the region of the screen where the value of the entered parameter is being displayed.
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Abstract
A medical apparatus comprises a user interface for setting parameters and includes: a screen for visualizing values of said parameters, a main control unit connected to the interface, a first memory and a video memory both connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images on screen; the main control unit allows setting of a new value for a parameter, displays the new value on a screen region, stores the new value in the first memory, captures from the video memory data representative of said screen region, verifies from said representative data if the displayed value corresponds to the value in the first memory. A method for setting up a medical apparatus is also disclosed.
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56 Claims
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1. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein said verification step includes the steps of converting the value entered in the first memory in data graphically representing said value;
comparing the data graphically representing the value entered in the first memory to said data representative of the region of the screen where the value of the entered parameter is being displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein; the main control unit is programmed to execute a first and a second task, the first task when executed by the control unit determining execution of said steps of allowing selection, modification and entry of the value in the first memory; the second task when executed by the control unit determining execution of said step of capturing data from the video memory and of said verification step, said second task being activated upon receipt from the first task of a new set message informing the second task that a new parameter value has been entered. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein said main control unit is programmed for executing the step of allowing setting of a new value for a plurality of parameters;
displaying the new values of the parameters on a region of the screen;
storing the new values in the first memory;
capturing from the video memory data representative of regions of the screen where the values of the entered parameters are graphically displayed;
verifying from said representative data if the values graphically displayed in said regions correspond to the values stored in said first memory for the same respective parameters. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein if said verification reveals identity between the value graphically represented in said region and the value entered in the first memory, the main unit is programmed to execute a step of displaying the value stored in the first memory on a zone of the screen distinct from said region. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein the verification step includes the steps of;
recognizing from said data the numeric value graphically represented in said region; and
comparing said numeric value to the value of the same parameter stored in the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. Medical apparatus comprising:
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at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters, a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said control system including; a main control unit, connected to the user interface, a first memory connected to the main control unit, a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen, said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps; allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter; displaying the new value on a region of the screen; storing the new value in the first memory; capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed; verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory; wherein the control system includes a second memory connected to the main control unit, and wherein after said verification step the main unit is programmed to execute a step of storing the value in the second memory if said verification reveals identity between the value graphically represented in said region and the value entered in the first memory; and
furtherwherein the main unit is programmed to execute a step of displaying the value stored in the second memory on a zone of the screen distinct from said region. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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