Stand for holding at least one medical device, having assistively driven casters
AssigneeLeica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
InventorJoachim Schaible
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Abstract
The invention relates to a stand (10) for holding at least one medical device (W1 to W3), which encompasses a stand foot (6) having multiple casters (16) for displacement of the stand (10). The stand (10) has a sensor unit (22) for ascertaining a displacement motion of the stand (10), a drive unit (18) for driving at least one of the casters (16), and a control unit (20) for controlling the drive unit (18). The control unit (20) applies control to the drive unit (18) in such a way that the latter assistively drives the at least one caster (16) only when the sensor unit (22) detects a displacement motion of the stand (10).
Claims18
A stand for holding at least one medical device, comprising:
- a stand foot (6) for placing the stand (10) on a floor, the stand foot (6) including a plurality of casters (16) for displacement of the stand (10) relative to the floor;
- at least one sensor unit (22) configured to ascertain a displacement motion of the stand (10);
- a drive unit (18) configured to drive at least one of the casters (16) of the stand foot (6);
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- a control unit (20) configured to control the drive unit (18) such that the drive unit (18) assistively drives one or more of the plurality of casters (16) only when the sensor unit (22) detects a displacement motion of the stand (10).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.