Autoclavable human interface device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAdolfo Gomez, Aaron M. Laaveg, Peter Seiler, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz
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Abstract
An autoclavable human interface device is described. The autoclavable human interface device can include a first component constructed of a first material exposable to autoclave conditions without damage caused to the first component. The autoclavable human interface device can include a second component constructed of a second material that is susceptible to damage under the autoclave conditions. The autoclavable human interface device can include a component coating on the second component. The component coating can be exposable to the autoclave conditions without allowing damage to the second component.
Claims15
An autoclavable human interface device, comprising:
- a first component constructed of a first material exposable to autoclave conditions without damage caused to the first component;
- a second component constructed of a second material that is susceptible to damage under the autoclave conditions;
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- a component coating on the second component, wherein the component coating is exposable to the autoclave conditions without allowing damage to the second component.
A computing system, comprising:
- a compute device;
- and
- an autoclavable human interface device to provide a received input to the compute device, wherein the autoclavable human interface device includes:
- a first component constructed of a first material exposable to autoclave conditions without damage caused to the first component,
- a second component constructed of a second material that is susceptible to damage under the autoclave conditions, and
- a component coating on the second component, wherein the component coating is exposable to the autoclave conditions and maintains the second component within operational environmental conditions.
A method of making an autoclavable human interface device, comprising:
- assembling an autoclavable human interface device that includes a first component and a second component, wherein the first component is constructed of a first material without damage caused to the first component, and wherein the second component is constructed of a second material that is susceptible to damage under the autoclave conditions;
- and
- applying a component coating on the second component either before or after assembling the autoclavable human interface device, wherein the component coating on the second component encases the second component at locations susceptible to damage under the autoclave conditions, and wherein the component coating coats the second component to reduce environmental conditions exposed to be within an operational tolerance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.