US 12,354,740 B2
Remote control for a medical apparatus, system of the remote control and the medical apparatus and method for operating the medical apparatus
Matthias Jäger, Rudolstadt (DE); Matthias Köhler, Saalfeld (DE); Leonard Zeh, Saalfeld (DE); Nick Neuendorf, Konigsee (DE); and Bertram Müller, Neuhaus am Rennweg (DE)
Assigned to TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG, Saalfeld (DE)
Filed by TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG, Saalfeld (DE)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,922.
Application 18/444,922 is a continuation of application No. 17/072,113, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,908,574.
Application 17/072,113 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/935,820, filed on Jul. 22, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 19188807 (EP), filed on Jul. 29, 2019; and application No. 19203771 (EP), filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0194334 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 40/63 (2018.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote control for controlling a medical apparatus having a plurality of driven movable components, the remote control comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a position and a motion of the remote control, and
a plurality of release switches, each release switch corresponding to a specific driven movable component,
wherein the remote control emits a control signal controlling a motion of a specific driven movable component according to an amount of a motion of the remote control detected by the sensor when a control of the motion of the specific driven movable component is released by actuating the specific release switch corresponding to the specific driven movable component is released, the specific release switch operational to release only the specific driven movable component to thereby prevent the motion of the remote control detected by the sensor from being inadvertently interpreted as corresponding to a driven movable component other than the specific driven movable component corresponding to the specific release switch, wherein a speed of the specific driven movable component is proportional to the amount of the motion of the remote control with respect to a position of the remote control when the specific release switch corresponding to the specific driven movable component is released, wherein the speed of the specific driven movable component is operable to be reduced by reducing the amount of the motion of the remote control and increased by increasing the amount of motion of the remote control.