Dialysis system having video display with ambient light adjustment
US8870812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/144
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical therapy machine includes: an enclosure; a medical therapy machine component located inside the enclosure; a video monitor supported by the enclosure and displaying at least one of information and indicia relating to the medical therapy; an ambient light sensor positioned with respect to the enclosure so as to be able to sense a level of ambient light impinging the enclosure; and a logic implementor configured to control a level of backlight brightness for the video monitor based on the level of ambient light sensed by the sensor.
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