Medical apparatus and method for setting up a medical apparatus

Medical apparatus comprising:

• at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,
• a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,
• said control system including:
• a main control unit, connected to the user interface,
• a first memory connected to the main control unit,
• a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,
• said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps:
• allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
• displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
• storing the new value in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
• wherein:
• the main control unit is programmed to execute a first and a second task,
• the first task when executed by the control unit determining execution of said steps of allowing selection, modification and entry of the value in the first memory;
• the second task when executed by the control unit determining execution of said step of capturing data from the video memory and of said verification step,
• said second task being activated upon receipt from the first task of a new set message informing the second task that a new parameter value has been entered.

Medical apparatus comprising:

• at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,
• a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,
• said control system including:
• a main control unit, connected to the user interface,
• a first memory connected to the main control unit,
• a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,
• said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps:
• allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
• displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
• storing the new value in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
• wherein said main control unit is programmed for executing the step of allowing setting of a new value for a plurality of parameters;
• displaying the new values of the parameters on a region of the screen;
• storing the new values in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of regions of the screen where the values of the entered parameters are graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the values graphically displayed in said regions correspond to the values stored in said first memory for the same respective parameters.

Medical apparatus comprising:

• at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,
• a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,
• said control system including:
• a main control unit, connected to the user interface,
• a first memory connected to the main control unit,
• a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,
• said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps:
• allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
• displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
• storing the new value in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
• wherein if said verification reveals identity between the value graphically represented in said region and the value entered in the first memory, the main unit is programmed to execute a step of displaying the value stored in the first memory on a zone of the screen distinct from said region.

Medical apparatus comprising:

• at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,
• a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,
• said control system including:
• a main control unit, connected to the user interface,
• a first memory connected to the main control unit,
• a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,
• said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps:
• allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
• displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
• storing the new value in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
• wherein the verification step includes the steps of:
• recognizing from said data the numeric value graphically represented in said region;
• and comparing said numeric value to the value of the same parameter stored in the first memory.

Medical apparatus comprising:

• at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a treatment to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen for visualization of values of said parameters,
• a control system within said apparatus for controlling operation of said medical apparatus and responsive to actions by a user on said user interface,
• said control system including:
• a main control unit, connected to the user interface,
• a first memory connected to the main control unit,
• a video memory also connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images visualized on said screen,
• said main control unit being programmed for executing the following steps:
• allowing setting of a new value for at least a parameter;
• displaying the new value on a region of the screen;
• storing the new value in the first memory;
• capturing from the video memory data representative of said region of the screen where at least the value of the entered parameter is being graphically displayed;
• verifying from said representative data if the value graphically displayed in said region corresponds to the value stored in said first memory;
• wherein the control system includes a second memory connected to the main control unit, and wherein after said verification step the main unit is programmed to execute a step of storing the value in the second memory if said verification reveals identity between the value graphically represented in said region and the value entered in the first memory;
• and further
• wherein the main unit is programmed to execute a step of displaying the value stored in the second memory on a zone of the screen distinct from said region.