Device and method for identifying a user of a medical device
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics International AG
InventorsAndreas Eberhart, Hanspeter Heiniger, Erich Imhof, Thomas Rufer
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Abstract
A medical device, with an operating element for triggering the medical device, includes a safety system for preventing an erroneous triggering of the device. The present invention encompasses a method for controlling the medical device including determining if an operating command is given by a person prior to the device's carrying out the command.
Claims33
A medical device comprising an operating element for triggering an action of the medical device and a safety system for preventing erroneous activation of the device.
A safety system for use with a medical device, the device operably coupled to the safety system to prevent erroneous actuation of the device.
A method for activating a medical device, wherein before an input command is carried out, it is determined whether the command was input by a person and the person is identified.
A medical device comprising:
- an adjustable operating element configured to receive signals causing the element to deliver a therapeutic action, and to carry out the therapeutic action corresponding to the signals received;
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- a safety system for receiving person-specific authorization signals for at least one of adjusting the operating element, enabling the operating element, preventing erroneous adjustment of the operating element, and activating the operating element.
A safety system for use with a medical device comprising:
- a medical device operating element;
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- a safety mechanism associated with said medical device operating element for preventing erroneous actuation of said medical device operating element;
- wherein said safety mechanism comprises:
- an identification device for receiving user-specific identification data;
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- a securing mechanism providing a plurality of securing levels, wherein each of said plurality of securing levels is releasable in response to receiving user-specific authorization data associated with one or more of said plurality of securing levels, release of said one or more of said securing levels providing a secure level of operation of said medical device operating element.
A method for activating a medical device, wherein before an input command is carried out, said input command is checked by the device to verify the command was input by a person and to determine that the input command has been confirmed by the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.