Apparatus for remotely monitoring controllable devices
US5764159A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/583
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an installation for remote monitoring of a plurality of controllable equipment, in particular hospital equipment. Each of the equipment includes control means activated in response to a sequence of information. The installation also includes a portable control device. The portable control device includes a means for memorizing at least a portion of the control information relating to each equipment in association with information identifying the equipment, with the information sequence including information concerning the operating duration of the equipment. The portable control device further includes means for generating time information, and means for comparing the operating duration with elapsed time information and for transmitting an alarm signal as a function of the result of the comparison.
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