Communication device for an ultrasonic appliance, and method for operating such an appliance
First Claim
1. A method for operating an ultrasonic appliance (1), comprising providing the ultrasonic appliance having an ultrasonic generator (2) and an ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) which has an electrical operative connection to the ultrasonic generator, the ultrasonic generator supplying an ultrasonic transducer (4a) contained in the ultrasonic oscillating unit with electrical energy and exciting said ultrasonic oscillating unit to generate ultrasound, the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) and the ultrasonic generator (2) communicating (K1, K2) with one another via at least one of an operative data or signal connection, and the ultrasonic oscillating unit transmitting identification data to the ultrasonic generator, with said identification data allowing the ultrasonic generator to recognize the ultrasonic oscillating unit, with the communication being carried out via a high-frequency supply line (3) that transmits the electrical energy in the form of a high-frequency excitation signal between the ultrasonic generator (2) and the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) that is used by the ultrasonic oscillating unit to generate ultrasound.
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Abstract
A method for operating an ultrasonic appliance (1), which ultrasonic appliance has an ultrasonic generator (2) and an ultrasonic oscillator (4) that has an electrical operative connection to the ultrasonic generator, wherein the ultrasonic generator supplies electric power to an ultrasonic transducer that the ultrasonic oscillator contains and stimulates said ultrasonic transducer to produce ultrasound. The proposed method is distinguished in that the ultrasonic oscillator and the ultrasonic generator communicate with one another (K1, K2), preferably digitally, via an operative data and/or signal connection, wherein the ultrasonic oscillator transmits identification data to the ultrasonic generator, which identification data allow the ultrasonic generator to recognize the ultrasonic oscillator. Furthermore, a communication device—suitable for carrying out said method—for an ultrasonic appliance and an ultrasonic appliance having such a communication device are provided.
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13 Claims
- 1. A method for operating an ultrasonic appliance (1), comprising providing the ultrasonic appliance having an ultrasonic generator (2) and an ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) which has an electrical operative connection to the ultrasonic generator, the ultrasonic generator supplying an ultrasonic transducer (4a) contained in the ultrasonic oscillating unit with electrical energy and exciting said ultrasonic oscillating unit to generate ultrasound, the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) and the ultrasonic generator (2) communicating (K1, K2) with one another via at least one of an operative data or signal connection, and the ultrasonic oscillating unit transmitting identification data to the ultrasonic generator, with said identification data allowing the ultrasonic generator to recognize the ultrasonic oscillating unit, with the communication being carried out via a high-frequency supply line (3) that transmits the electrical energy in the form of a high-frequency excitation signal between the ultrasonic generator (2) and the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) that is used by the ultrasonic oscillating unit to generate ultrasound.
- 8. An ultrasonic appliance (1), comprising an ultrasonic generator (2) and an ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) which has an electrical operative connection to the ultrasonic generator, the ultrasonic generator (2) being designed to supply an ultrasonic transducer (4a) contained in the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) with electrical energy in the form of a high-frequency excitation signal that is used to excite the ultrasonic oscillating unit to generate ultrasound, a communication device that forms at least one of an operative data or signal communication connection between the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) and the ultrasonic generator (2), the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) being designed to transmit data in the form of at least one of identification data or property data to the ultrasonic generator (2) via the operative communication connection, and the ultrasonic generator being designed to recognize the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) using the data, and a high-frequency supply line (3) that transmits the electrical energy between the ultrasonic generator (2) and the ultrasonic oscillating unit (4) acts as the operative communication connection.
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