Operating Unit for a Medical Apparatus

摘要

This disclosure provides operating units for a medical apparatus having a driven movable element comprising a fixing device for being fixed to the movable element, an actuating element, a signal processing device, at least one actuation sensor for detecting an actuation of the actuating element in at least one predetermined actuation axis (B1−-B1+, B2−-B2+), wherein the actuation sensor is adapted to supply an actuation signal depending on a direction of actuation (B1−, B1+, B2−, B2+) in the actuation axis (B1−-B1+, B2−-B2+) to the signal processing device and at least one direction sensor for outputting a direction signal. The signal processing device is adapted to align an actuation coordinate system according to the direction signal such that the direction of movement is equal to the direction of actuation (B1−-B1+, B2−-B2+), and to supply a control signal according to the actuation signal in the aligned actuation coordinate system to a control device of the medical apparatus.

主权项

1. An operating unit, for a medical apparatus having a driven movable element, comprising:
a fixing device for coupling the operating unit to the driven movable element; an actuating element coupled to the fixing device; at least one actuation sensor adapted to detect an actuation of the actuating element in at least one predetermined actuation axis (B1−-B1+, B2−-B2+), wherein the actuation sensor is adapted to supply an actuation signal based on the detected direction of actuation of the actuating element in the actuation axis (B1−-B1+, B2−-B2+); a signal processing device communicably coupled to the at least one actuation sensor; and at least one direction sensor communicably coupled to the signal processing device, wherein the at least one direction sensor is adapted to detect a direction of movement of the operating unit and to supply a respective direction signal; wherein the signal processing device is adapted to compare the direction signal and the actuation signal, to align an actuation coordinate system according to a result of comparison such that the direction of movement is equal to the direction of actuation, and to supply a control signal according to the actuation signal in the aligned actuation coordinate system to a control device of the medical apparatus.