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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2020
Baxter Medical Systems Gmbh + Co. KG, Saalfeld, DE;
Andreas Huber, Munich, DE;
Felix Jochen Hempel, Munich, DE;
Timotheus Bachinger-Colling, Munich, DE;
Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. KG, Saalfeld, DE;
Abstract
An accessory detection apparatus for a modular medical device includes a support portion and at least one support accessory in connection with the support portion via a connection interface. The connection interface is configured to support the at least one support accessory extending from the support portion. The accessory detection apparatus includes at least one detection device in connection with a first portion of the connection interface and at least one identifier element in connection with a second portion of the connection interface. The apparatus further includes a controller in communication with the at least one detection device. The controller is configured to process at least one signal communicated from the at least one detection device and detect an identifier of at least one support accessory in response to the at least one signal.