Dedicated remote control of a plurality of medical apparatuses
AssigneeFresenus Medical Care Deutschland GMBH
InventorsHolger Blümler, Jürgen Klewinghaus
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for contactlessly establishing a coupling between a medical apparatus (e.g., a hemodialysis apparatus or a peritoneal dialysis apparatus) and a remote control apparatus. An optical coupling signal is exchanged between the involved communication entities, in order to establish bijective, data-processing coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus. Only after successful coupling is a remote control procedure initiated for remote control of the medical apparatus.
Claims24
A method for contactlessly establishing a coupling between a mobile remote control apparatus and a medical apparatus from a group of medical apparatuses for dedicated remote control of the medical apparatus on the remote control apparatus, comprising:
- exchanging a directed optical coupling signal between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus, in order to initiate a bijective coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus;
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- establishing the bijective coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus.
A remote control apparatus for remote control of a medical apparatus of a multiplicity of medical apparatuses, the remote control apparatus comprising:
- an interface, configured to exchange a directed optical coupling signal with the medical apparatus in order to establish bijective coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus;
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- a processor, configured to initiate a remote control procedure after the bijective coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus has been established.
A medical apparatus, comprising:
- a signal exchanger, configured to facilitate establishment of a bijective coupling between a remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus via a directed optical coupling signal;
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- a processor, configured to establish a coupling between the remote control apparatus and the medical apparatus.
A remote control system for medical apparatuses, the remote control system comprising:
- a group of medical apparatuses, wherein all or selected ones of the medical apparatuses comprise a signal exchanger and a processor;
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- at least one remote control apparatus, configured for remote control of at least one of the medical apparatuses, wherein the at least one remote control apparatus comprises an interface and a processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.