HANDHELD PUSH-BUTTON DEVICE

摘要

A handheld push-button device is provided which is preferably intended to be used as a service-call unit in the medical, healthcare and geriatric field, comprising: a housing accommodating an electric switch element; and a force-transmitting element including an activation region arranged such that it is accessible for a user, wherein said force transmitting element is supported by the housing so as to be able to transmit an actuation force applied to it by the user to a movement that can act on the electric switch element; wherein the force-transmitting element has plural activation regions arranged such that they are accessible for a user from at least two opposite sides of the housing.