METHOD AND CONNECTION EQUIPMENT FOR CONNECTING THE CENTRAL UNIT AND THE PERIPHERAL UNITS OF AN OPERATING TABLE, AND OPERATING TABLE INCORPORATING SUCH EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD

摘要

This invention relates to a connection method and equipment (3) for connecting the central unit (5) and the peripheral units (6,..., 9) of an operating table (4), and an operating table (4) incorporating such equipment (3) to implement that method. In particular this equipment (3) comprises first and second processing means resident in such central unit (5) and such peripheral units (6,..., 9) respectively to process packets of data, first and second transmission/reception means located in such central unit (5) and such peripheral units (6,..., 9) respectively to transmit/receive such packets of data carried by radio waves and detection means located on such central unit (5) to detect at least one peripheral unit (6) in the context of such peripheral units (6,..., 9) and identification means associated with such at least one peripheral unit (6) to unequivocally identify such at least one critical peripheral unit (6).