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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Peter Bier, Gremsdorf, DE;
Harald Mulzer, Speinshart, DE;
Wolfgang Neuber, Pressath, DE;
Matthias Schirbl, Freihung, DE;
Peter Bier, Gremsdorf, DE;
Harald Mulzer, Speinshart, DE;
Wolfgang Neuber, Pressath, DE;
Matthias Schirbl, Freihung, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement for motorized assistance in movement of manually movable components of medical apparatuses is provided. The arrangement includes at least one torque sensor that is arranged in a drivetrain of a movable component of a medical apparatus. The at least one torque sensor detects the moments occurring in the drivetrain in a stationary state and in motion. Using an evaluation unit, the torque detected by the at least one torque sensor may be compared against a predefinable first threshold value. The first threshold value is predefined according to a possible position of the movable component. The arrangement includes a drive unit, by which the drive of the drivetrain may be provided with motorized assistance when the first threshold value is exceeded.