MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SCREEN, AND DOOR COVERING THE SCREEN

1 . A medical device for a user to one of treat a patient and monitor a parameter of the patient, comprising:

a housing;

a module located within the housing for the one of treating the patient and monitoring the patient parameter;

a screen attached to the housing, for being viewed by the user outside the housing; and

a door coupled with the housing, the door movable between a closed position that covers at least a coverable portion of the screen to prevent it from being viewed, and an open position that does not cover the coverable portion of the screen.

2 . The device of claim 1 , in which

when the door is in the closed position, information is displayed in the coverable portion of the screen.

3 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the module is a defibrillation module,

when the door is in the open position, the defibrillation module operates in manual defibrillation mode, and

when the door is in the closed position, the defibrillation module operates in automatic defibrillation mode.

4 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the door can be moved between the open position and the closed position by being rotated.

5 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the door can be moved between the open position and the closed position by being slid.

6 . The device of claim 1 , in which

when the door is in the open position, no portion of the screen is covered.

7 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the coverable portion of the screen is sensitive to touch and displays a soft key for touching by the user.

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a detector for detecting whether the door is in the open position or in the closed position; and

a processor for operating, responsive to an output from the detector, a first protocol when the door is the open position and a second protocol when the door is in the closed position.

9 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuator for the user to control an operation of the module, and

in which, when the door is in the closed position, the door also covers the actuator.

10 . The device of claim 9 , in which

the module contributes an input that is represented by an image, and

at least a portion of the image is projected in the coverable portion of the screen.

11 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a detector for detecting whether the door is in the open position or in the closed position; and

a processor for operating, responsive to an output from the detector, a first protocol when the door is the open position and a second protocol when the door is in the closed position.

12 . The device of claim 11 , in which

the module is a defibrillation module,

when the door is in the open position, the defibrillation module operates in manual defibrillation mode, and

when the door is in the closed position, the defibrillation module operates in automatic defibrillation mode.

13 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the medical device is structured to power on when the door is moved to the open position.

14 . The device of claim 13 , in which

the medical device is structured to power off when the door is moved to the closed position.

15 . The device of claim 1 , in which

the coverable portion of the screen includes one or more user controls that are enabled when the door is in the open position.

16 . The device of claim 15 , in which

the user controls are covered by the door when the door is moved to the closed position.

17 . The device of claim 16 , in which

the user controls are inoperative when the door is moved to the closed position.

18 . The device of claim 1 , in which the screen includes a display including a first portion and a second portion, and in which the first portion of the display is viewable on the screen when the door is in the closed position and the first portion and the second portion of the display are viewable on the screen when the door is in the open position.

19 . The device of claim 18 , in which the first portion of the display shows data associated with at least one of the treatment and monitoring of the patient and the second portion of the user controls includes at least one touch sensitive control.

20 . A method of one of treating a patient and monitoring a parameter of the patient using a medical device that includes a housing, a patient module located within the housing for the one of treating the patient and monitoring the patient parameter, a screen attached to the housing for being viewed by the user outside the housing, and a door coupled with the housing, the method comprising:

causing the door to move to a closed position that covers at least a coverable portion of the screen to prevent the coverable portion of the screen from being viewed by the user; and

causing the door to move to an open position that does not cover the coverable portion of the screen.

21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising:

causing the medical device to be powered on by positioning the door in the open position.

22 . The method of 21 , further comprising:

causing the medical device to be powered off by positioning the door in the closed position.

23 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

enabling one or more user controls when the door is in the open position.

24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

covering the user controls by the door when the door is moved to the closed position.

25 . The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

causing the user controls to be inoperative when the door is moved to the closed position.

26 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

enabling one or more user controls only when the door is in the open position.

27 . The method of claim 1 , in which

the door can be moved between the open position and the closed position by being rotated.

28 . The method of claim 20 , in which

the door can be moved between the open position and the closed position by being slid.