Transmitting instructions in a medical supply unit
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1. A medical supply unit comprising:
- a housing with connectors for connecting medical devices, the housing coupled to a handle for manipulating the housing, and the housing coupled to a pivot arm that is connected to a hinge having a brake or connected to a lifting motor, wherein the brake or the lifting motor is operable to receive instructions from a control element disposed within the handle, the instructions allowing the pivot arm that is connected to the hinge or the lifting motor to be locked in a fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically, such that the housing coupled to the pivot arm can be locked in the fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically; and
a bus system coupled between the brake or the lifting motor and the control element, the bus system configured to transmit the instructions of the control element to the brake or the lifting motor, the bus system comprising;
a transmission system configured to transmit signals as commands;
a transmitter comprising a transmitter address and configured to transmit at least one command associated with the instructions via the transmission system; and
a receiver comprising;
a first receiving unit having a first output and a second receiving unit having a second output, wherein the first and second receiving units comprise different softwares, and wherein the first and second outputs are coupled to each other in series to form a receiver output that executes a switching instruction only when the first and second receiving units output respective switching signals at the first and second outputs, anda receiver address,wherein the receiver is configured to receive the at least one command of the transmitter and to transmit the at least one command associated with the receiver to the switching instruction at the receiver output.
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Abstract
A medical supply unit includes a bus system for transmitting instructions of control elements to actuators. The bus system is provided with transmitters and receivers being connected to each other by a transmission system. Via the transmission system, commands of the transmitters are transmitted, which are controlled by the control elements, and the responsive receiver transfers the command to a switching instruction at an output of the responsive receiver so as to control an actuator.
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1. A medical supply unit comprising:
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a housing with connectors for connecting medical devices, the housing coupled to a handle for manipulating the housing, and the housing coupled to a pivot arm that is connected to a hinge having a brake or connected to a lifting motor, wherein the brake or the lifting motor is operable to receive instructions from a control element disposed within the handle, the instructions allowing the pivot arm that is connected to the hinge or the lifting motor to be locked in a fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically, such that the housing coupled to the pivot arm can be locked in the fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically; and a bus system coupled between the brake or the lifting motor and the control element, the bus system configured to transmit the instructions of the control element to the brake or the lifting motor, the bus system comprising; a transmission system configured to transmit signals as commands; a transmitter comprising a transmitter address and configured to transmit at least one command associated with the instructions via the transmission system; and a receiver comprising; a first receiving unit having a first output and a second receiving unit having a second output, wherein the first and second receiving units comprise different softwares, and wherein the first and second outputs are coupled to each other in series to form a receiver output that executes a switching instruction only when the first and second receiving units output respective switching signals at the first and second outputs, and a receiver address, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the at least one command of the transmitter and to transmit the at least one command associated with the receiver to the switching instruction at the receiver output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A medical supply unit comprising:
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control elements disposed within a handle of the medical supply unit; a brake of a hinge that is connected to a pivot arm, or a lifting motor that is connected to the pivot arm, the brake or lifting motor operable to receive instructions from the control elements to allow the pivot arm that is connected to the hinge or the lifting motor to be locked in a fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically, wherein a housing of the medical supply unit is coupled to the pivot arm and the housing is coupled to the handle for manipulating the housing, such that the housing can be locked in the fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically; and a bus system coupled to the control elements and the brake or the lifting motor, the bus system configured to transmit the instructions of the control elements to the brake or the lifting motor, the bus system comprising; a transmission system for transmitting signals as commands; a transmitter comprising a transmitter address and configured to transmit a command associated with the instructions via the transmission system; and a receiver comprising; a first receiving unit having a first output and a second receiving unit having a second output, wherein the first and second receiving units comprise different softwares, and wherein the first and second outputs are coupled to each other in series to form a receiver output that executes a switching instruction only when the first and second receiving units output respective switching signals at the first and second outputs, and a receiver address, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the command of the transmitter, and, based on an association between the transmitter address and the receiver address, is configured to produce the switching instruction at the receiver output. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 21, 22)
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19. A bus system configured to transmit instructions of control elements disposed within a handle of a medical supply unit to at least one of a brake of a hinge that is connected to a pivot arm of the medical supply unit, or a lifting motor that is connected to the pivot arm of the medical supply unit, the brake or the lifting motor operable to receive the instructions from the control elements to allow the pivot arm that is connected to the hinge or the lifting motor to be locked in a fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically, wherein a housing of the medical supply unit is coupled to the pivot arm, and the housing is coupled to the handle for manipulating the housing, such that the housing can be locked in the fixed position, moved horizontally, or moved vertically, the bus system comprising:
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a transmission system for transmitting signals as commands; at least one transmitter comprising a transmitter address, and configured to transmit at least one command associated with the instructions via the transmission system; and at least one receiver comprising; a first receiving unit having a first output and a second receiving unit having a second output, wherein the first and second receiving units comprise different softwares, and wherein the first and second outputs are coupled to each other in series to form a receiver output that executes a switching instruction only when the first and second receiving units output respective switching signals at the first and second outputs, and a receiver address, wherein the at least one receiver is configured to receive the at least one command of the at least one transmitter and to transmit the at least one command responsive to the at least one receiver to the switching instruction at the receiver output.
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