Housing for a medical device

A method for opening a housing of a medical device comprising at least one touch-sensitive display unit or a support for a touch-sensitive display unit, the housing comprising at least a first housing part and a second housing part, which can be detachably connected to the first housing part, wherein the first housing part has first connecting members and the second housing part has second connecting members cooperating with these first connecting members, wherein the first and second connecting members are configured to fasten the second housing part to the first housing part by means of an interlocking connection, wherein the interlocking connection is obtained by a hooking or meshing connection of the housing parts, wherein the second housing part is configured to be fastened to the first housing part by putting it on in a first spatial direction and by shifting it in a second spatial direction extending transversely to the first spatial direction, wherein securing members are provided, which are configured to secure the fastening of the second housing part to the first housing part, the method comprising the following steps:

• arranging the housing, in which an opening of the first housing part is closed by the second housing part, on a magnetic detaching device;
• moving the securing members from a securing position to a detaching position by applying a magnetic field of the magnetic detaching device to the securing members;
• opening the housing by removing the second housing part from the first housing part.