Housing cladding module with collision identification for medical devices
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorWolfgang Neuber
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Abstract
A housing cladding module for a medical device is provided for collision identification. The module includes resistor elements, which are arranged in and/or on the surface and which are designed such that the resistor elements change their electrical resistance on expansion. The resistor elements are arranged in such a way that the resistor elements are expanded in the event of a collision with an object. The collision is identified easily, and the effective collision force may be ascertained.
Claims19
A housing cladding module for collision identification of a medical device, the housing cladding module comprising:
- a housing cladding having a soft, deformable material, wherein the housing cladding is configured to be positioned on a surface of the medical device;
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- resistor elements arranged on a on an external surface of the housing cladding,
- wherein the resistor elements are configured to expand when an object collides with the housing cladding, and
- wherein the resistor elements are configured to change an electrical resistance on expansion.
An arrangement comprising:
- a housing cladding module having:
- a housing cladding comprising a soft, deformable material, wherein the housing cladding is configured to be positioned on a surface of a medical device;
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- resistor elements arranged on an external surface of the housing cladding, wherein the resistor elements are configured to expand when an object collides with the housing cladding, and wherein the resistor elements are configured to change an electrical resistance on expansion;
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- a resistance measurement unit operable to measure changes in resistance of the resistor elements.
A method for detecting a collision of an object with a housing cladding module of a medical device, the method comprising:
- providing a housing cladding module comprising a housing cladding having a soft, deformable material;
- positioning the housing cladding on a surface of the medical device;
- arranging resistor elements on an external surface of the housing cladding, wherein the resistor elements are configured to expand when an object collides with the housing cladding, and wherein the resistor elements are configured to change an electrical resistance on expansion;
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- measuring a change in electrical resistance of the resistor elements when the resistor elements expand upon collision of the object with the housing cladding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.