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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Andreas Eberhart, Oberburg, CH;
Hanspeter Heiniger, Lotzwil, CH;
Erich Imhof, Utzenstorf, CH;
Thomas Rufer, Ostermundigen, CH;
Inventors:
Andreas Eberhart, Oberburg, CH;
Hanspeter Heiniger, Lotzwil, CH;
Erich Imhof, Utzenstorf, CH;
Thomas Rufer, Ostermundigen, CH;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device, with an operating element for triggering the medical device, includes a safety system for preventing an erroneous triggering of the device. The present invention encompasses a method for controlling the medical device including determining if an operating command is given by a person prior to the device's carrying out the command.