Display and control device for medical equipment
First Claim
1. A heart lung machine comprising:
- a plurality of pumps;
a display and control device operably connected to the plurality of pumps, the display and control device including;
an electric bus including a plurality of connector devices;
a plurality of touch screen displays, each of the plurality of touch screen displays including a display activation device, an input evaluation device that evaluates inputs made via the touch screen display, and a bus communication device releasably connected to one of the plurality of connector devices on the electric bus; and
a configuration device operably connected with the electric bus, the configuration device configured to provide configuration information to each of the plurality of touch screen displays;
wherein if one of the plurality of touch screen displays fails, it can be replaced by removing the failed touch screen display from the electric bus and installing a replacement touch screen display in the same position on the electric bus during operation of the heart lung machine.
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Abstract
A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.
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17 Claims
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1. A heart lung machine comprising:
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a plurality of pumps; a display and control device operably connected to the plurality of pumps, the display and control device including; an electric bus including a plurality of connector devices; a plurality of touch screen displays, each of the plurality of touch screen displays including a display activation device, an input evaluation device that evaluates inputs made via the touch screen display, and a bus communication device releasably connected to one of the plurality of connector devices on the electric bus; and a configuration device operably connected with the electric bus, the configuration device configured to provide configuration information to each of the plurality of touch screen displays; wherein if one of the plurality of touch screen displays fails, it can be replaced by removing the failed touch screen display from the electric bus and installing a replacement touch screen display in the same position on the electric bus during operation of the heart lung machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a heart lung machine including a plurality of pumps and a display and control device operably connected to the plurality of pumps, the display and control device comprising an electric bus and a plurality of touch screen displays connected to the electric bus, the method comprising:
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operating the heart lung machine; detecting a failure in one of the plurality of touch screen displays; removing the failed touch screen display from the electric bus; installing a replacement touch screen display on the electric bus in the position previously held by the failed touch screen display; providing configuration information to the replacement touch screen display as soon as the replacement touch screen display is connected to the electric bus; and returning to normal operation of the heart lung machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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