Medical device with operator support

US10556051B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Jan-Willem Appel · Veitshöchheim, DE
• Jürgen Klewinghaus · Oberursel, DE
• Stefan Rudolph · Werningshausen, DE
• Alexander Schrörs · Frankfurt, DE
• Georg Verch · Wiesbaden, DE
• Stefan Wittzack · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 17, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 15, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/505
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical device includes: at least one input device; at least one output device; at least one operating component; and a control unit. The control unit has data access to at least one file pertaining to the medical device, wherein text passages or graphics of the at least one file pertaining to an operating component are selectable. The control unit is configured to, after selection of a text passage or a graphic, cause at least one operating parameter of the operating component and/or at least one output variable that is created by the operating component to be read out as output, and/or facilitate input of an adjustable operating parameter for the operating component.