Remote diagnosis system for medical appliances of modular design
First Claim
1. A method for determining a configuration for a medical appliance for error diagnosis, the medical appliance including a plurality of modules for capturing measurement data intended to be fitted into the medical appliance, the method comprising:
- providing a signature in a respective module, the signature being uniquely associated with the respective module;
automatically determining a current configuration of the medical appliance after the modules are fitted into the medical appliance by at least one of identifying at least one of all and selected modules, and determining a respective slot for a respective module in the medical appliance by automatically recording the respective signature of the module, the signature being at least one of automatically processed, transmitted and stored together with measurement data captured by the module.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining a configuration for a computer tomograph for the purpose of error diagnosis, a module, a computer tomograph and a system of appropriate design. The computer tomograph includes a multiplicity of detector modules. In at least one embodiment, a respective detector module is designed to have an identification device which is intended to provide a signature, the signature being uniquely associated with the respective module. The detector module transmits the measurement data it captures and its signature. The digital, electronic signature allows remote maintenance of the computer tomograph.
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1. A method for determining a configuration for a medical appliance for error diagnosis, the medical appliance including a plurality of modules for capturing measurement data intended to be fitted into the medical appliance, the method comprising:
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providing a signature in a respective module, the signature being uniquely associated with the respective module;
automatically determining a current configuration of the medical appliance after the modules are fitted into the medical appliance by at least one of identifying at least one of all and selected modules, and determining a respective slot for a respective module in the medical appliance by automatically recording the respective signature of the module, the signature being at least one of automatically processed, transmitted and stored together with measurement data captured by the module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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9. A module, intended to capture measurement data and to be fitted into a medical appliance, the module comprising:
an electronic identification device, intended to provide a signature for a respective module, the signature being uniquely associated with a respective module and the module being such that the signature is at least one of automatically processable, transmittable and storable together with the captured measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for determining a configuration for a medical appliance for the purpose of error diagnosis, the medical appliance including a plurality of modules for capturing measurement data which are at least one of fitted in the medical appliance and intended to be fitted into the medical appliance, the system comprising:
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at least one electronic identification device associated with a respective module and used to provide a signature identifying the module; and
an error diagnosis entity, intended to automatically determine the current configuration of the medical appliance by identifying at least one of at least one of all and selected modules and a respective slot for the respective module in the medical appliance in question by virtue of the error diagnosis entity reading the respective signature for the module from the electronic identification device together with the data captured by the module.
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