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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicants:
Harald Mulzer, Speinshart, DE;
Matthias Schirbl, Freihung, DE;
Inventors:
Harald Mulzer, Speinshart, DE;
Matthias Schirbl, Freihung, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); H01H 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/00 (2013.01); A61B 6/102 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); H01H 15/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and an associated method for identifying a collision in a medical instrument are provided. The device includes a carrier module of the medical instrument, a housing cladding module that is detachably connected to the carrier module at at least one connection site, and at least one switching element arranged on the carrier module at a distance from the connection site. A partial portion of the housing cladding module has a spring-like flexible design in order to be pressed in the direction of the switching element during a collision with an object.