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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2008
Frank Luemkemann, Jena, DE;
Heino Weigand, Jena, DE;
Frank Luemkemann, Jena, DE;
Heino Weigand, Jena, DE;
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, DE;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a medical device comprised of at least one device part that is electrically operated and can be switched between an idle state and an operating state and a method of controlling such device. A control unit is provided which switches an electrically operated device part from the operating state to the idle state. Alternatively or in addition, a person detector and a control unit are provided, wherein a control unit switches the device part to the operating state in case the person detector detects the presence of a person at a distance from the device. Alternatively or in addition, an operating control is provided for manually switching the device from the operating state to the idle state.