IP Library Granted Patent US 9,778,691
Granted Patent B2
US 9,778,691 · App. 14/566,783 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

Medical facility

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Patent No.
US 9,778,691
App. No.
14/566,783
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical facility includes an imaging medical device and at least one portable control/display unit. The imaging medical device includes a number of docking stations, each with a closed surface and designed to establish a wireless data link to the control/display unit, and designed to simultaneously hold the unit on the imaging medical device in a defined position.

Claims (22)

1. A medical facility, comprising:

an imaging medical device including a plurality of docking stations each docking station formed as a recess in an exterior surface of the imaging medical device; and

at least one portable control/display unit fitted into a docking station, each of the docking stations including a surface having a data connection designed to establish a wireless data link to the control/display unit and a fixing connection to simultaneously hold the control/display unit on the imaging medical device in a defined position, wherein

a control/display unit is insertable into the docking station, and wherein the docking stations are of different configurations, and the imaging medical device is configured to recognize docking of a control/display unit in a specific docking station and to transmit configuration data to the docked control/display unit based on the respective docking station to which the control/display unit is docked, the configuration data being specific data associated with the respective docking station to control functionality of the imaging medical device.

2. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein the at least one portable control/display unit is magnetically fixable to one of the docking stations.

3. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the docking stations includes a completely water-tight surface.

4. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein the imaging medical device is designed to monitor a data link between at least one of the docking stations and the at least one portable control/display unit.

5. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein the at least one portable control/display unit and at least one of the docking stations is designed for inductive data transfer.

6. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein the at least one portable control/display unit includes a touch-sensitive surface.

7. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein the docking stations are each designed for selective docking of a control/display unit, an input device, a display device, and cover that that blocks access to the docking station.

8. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the docking stations is designed for wireless charging of the at least one portable docked control/display unit.

9. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein a computer tomograph is provided as the imaging medical device.

10. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein the imaging medical device is designed to monitor a data link between at least one of the docking stations and the at least one portable control/display unit.

11. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein the at least one portable control/display unit and at least one of the docking stations is designed for inductive data transfer.

12. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein the at least one portable control/display unit includes a touch-sensitive surface.

13. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein the docking stations are each designed for selective docking of an control/display unit, an input device, a display device, and a cover that blocks access to the docking station.

14. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the docking stations is designed for wireless charging of the docked control/display unit.

15. The medical facility of claim 2 , wherein a computer tomograph is provided as the imaging medical device.

16. The medical facility of claim 3 , wherein the docking stations include different configurations, designed to configure a docked control/display unit in a specific way based on the respective docking station.

17. The medical facility of claim 3 , wherein the imaging medical device is designed to monitor a data link between at least one of the docking stations and the at least one portable control/display unit.

18. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein docking stations are automatically configured by the imaging medical device such that the functionality of a control/display unit in a first docking station is of a display device and the functionality of a same control/display unit in a second docking station is of an input device.

19. The medical facility of claim 1 , wherein surface regions of at least one of the docking stations or the control/display units is resiliently yielding, with latching of the control/display unit on the docking station being provided.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 066088 FRAME: 0256. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 071178/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066088/0256 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046164 FRAME 0572. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 25, 2018
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 046425/0415 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2018
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGELSELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 046164/0572 →