摘要 |
The invention relates to a medical device (1), wherein at least one device part (4, 9, 11) is electrically operated and can be switched between an idle state and an operational state. The invention further relates to a control method for a device of said kind. In the prior art, devices of said kind consume a lot of energy. The energy consumption is to be reduced using an improved medical device. According to the invention, a control device (5) is provided, which after expiration of a predeterminable or predetermined time interval, during which the control device (5) does not detect any use of the device (1), switches at least the device part (4, 9, 11) from the operating state into the idle state. Alternatively or additionally, a person detector (6, 10) and a control device (5) are provided, which switches at least the device part (4, 9, 11) into the operational state if the person detector (6, 10) detects a person (P) that is present away from the device (1). Alternatively or additionally, a control element for manually switching the device (1) from the operational state into the idle state is provided. The invention is preferably used with ophthalmological devices. |