Abstract: An accessory detection apparatus for a modular medical device includes a support portion and at least one support accessory in connection with the support portion via a connection interface. The connection interface is configured to support the at least one support accessory extending from the support portion. The accessory detection apparatus includes at least one detection device in connection with a first portion of the connection interface and at least one identifier element in connection with a second portion of the connection interface. The apparatus further includes a controller in communication with the at least one detection device. The controller is configured to process at least one signal communicated from the at least one detection device and detect an identifier of at least one support accessory in response to the at least one signal.

Abstract: A cladding protection unit for a column of an adjustable support apparatus includes a frame including a first portion configured to be magnetically coupled to a second portion so as to extend around a perimeter of the column. Each of the first portion and the second portion include a sidewall. The sidewall of the first portion of the frame and the sidewall of the second portion of the frame form a column receiving space when the first portion is magnetically coupled to the second portion. A standoff flange extends outward from the sidewall. One or more magnets are coupled to at least one of the first and second portions of the frame. When the cladding protection unit is positioned around a perimeter of the column, the column is positioned in the column receiving space of the frame and the standoff flange of the frame extends outward from a perimeter of the column.

Abstract: A castor suspension system for suspending a first castor at a patient support device is provided. The castor suspension system comprises a pivoting suspension link pivotably attachable to the patient support device, and a springy element comprising a leaf spring made of a band deformed such that the band makes at least one U-turn so that the band has a first leg and at least one second leg. One of the first leg and the at least one second leg is provided with a first support portion supported on the pivoting suspension link, and the other of the first leg and the at least one second leg is provided with a second support portion for supporting the springy element with respect to the patient support device such that the springy element is configured to provide a pre-stress force to the pivoting suspension link.

Abstract: A connecting device (1) for two components (4, 5) of a patient support surface is provided, said connecting device having a locking assembly (2) that is to be provided on a first component (4), and a coupling point (3) that is to be provided on a second component (5). The first and the second components (4, 5) can be connected to one another and locked in a locking position, the coupling point (3) having a locking receptacle (6) in the form of a recess. The locking assembly (2) has a support (7) that is mounted on the first component (4) and a locking element (8) that is pivotably mounted on the support (7) via a pivot bearing point (9). The locking element (8 portion (12) that is received in the locking receptacle (6) in the locking position, a bearing portion (10) on which the pivot bearing point (9) is provided, and a disengagement portion (13) that is on a different side from the locking portion (12) in relation to the bearing portion (10).

Abstract: A surgical lamp and a method for illuminating a surgical field on a human body by the surgical lamp are provided. The surgical lamp comprises a lamp body (1), a control device (4) and at least one separate function module (6, 7). The lamp body (1) comprises at least one illuminant (3) for illuminating the surgical field and at least one interface having a first fixation device (11), a power supply terminal (12) and/or a data connection device (13). The control device (4) is provided for controlling the at least one illuminant (3) and is connected to the data connection device (13) of the at least one first interface for data transmission. The at least one function module (6, 7) comprises a second interface, having a second fixation device (14), a second power supply terminal (15) and/or a second data connection device (16), being compatible to the first interface and that can be docked thereto.

Abstract: A surgical lamp for illuminating a surgical field on a human body is provided. The surgical lamp comprises a control device (4), a lamp body (1) comprising several illuminants (3) with one respective light ray (I, II, II?) directed to the surgical field, and a 3D sensor (6) for detecting a spatial position of at least one object, and a device for switching on and off and dimming the illuminants (3), wherein the control device (4) controls the devices for switching on and off and dimming the illuminants (3), the 3D sensor (6) detects the spatial positon of the at least one object and transmits corresponding data to the control device (4), and the control device (4) is configured to control the illuminants (3) according to the spatial position of the at least one object.

Abstract: A medical apparatus system is provided, the medical apparatus system comprising: at least one medical apparatus (2), at least one mobile control unit (3), for a medical apparatus (2), having a WLAN transmitting module (4) and a further radio transmitting module (5), at least one WLAN access point (6) having at least one antenna, at least one further radio reading module (7), and control device (8) connected to the at least one WLAN access point (7) and the at least one further radio reading module (7) in order to locate the medical apparatus and/or the mobile control unit in a process reliable manner.

Abstract: A shock protective frame, a foil envelope, and a protective envelope are provided as protection devices for an operator device having a touchscreen and configured to operate a medical apparatus. Appropriate protection of the operator device is provided according to combinations of the protection devices.

Abstract: A cladding protection unit for a column of an adjustable support apparatus includes a frame including a first portion configured to be magnetically coupled to a second portion so as to extend around a perimeter of the column. Each of the first portion and the second portion include a sidewall. The sidewall of the first portion of the frame and the sidewall of the second portion of the frame form a column receiving space when the first portion is magnetically coupled to the second portion. A standoff flange extends outward from the sidewall. One or more magnets are coupled to at least one of the first and second portions of the frame. When the cladding protection unit is positioned around a perimeter of the column, the column is positioned in the column receiving space of the frame and the standoff flange of the frame extends outward from a perimeter of the column.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A medical control system includes an operator device having a touchscreen, a control device, and several medical apparatuses, wherein the medical apparatuses and the operator device are coupled to the control device by respective data connections. The operator device is adapted to display several schematic illustrations respectively corresponding to the medical apparatuses in a first display, and the operator device is adapted, by touching a first schematic illustration of a first medical apparatus, to illustrate the first medical apparatus along with first specific operation functions of the first medical apparatus in a second display, wherein substantially similar specific operation functions of the medical apparatuses are illustrated by substantially similar symbols.

Abstract: In some aspects, a switching device for a medical apparatus includes a first switching member adapted to select an assigned operating function of the medical apparatus; and a second switching member adapted to permit the selecting of the assigned operating function of the first switching member. The second switching member is adapted such that it has a detection space in which it detects a presence of an operating object; and the first switching member is arranged in the detection space of the second switching member.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to resilient side rails for medical tables. In some aspects, a side rail for a medical table includes an elongated body having a height and a width that are configured to be received by a medical accessory, and the elongated body is formed of a material having a modulus of elasticity that is about 50 gigapascals to about 150 gigapascals and a yield strength that is about 40×107 pascals to about 120×107 pascals.

Abstract: A surgical lamp for illuminating an operating site includes a lamp body that includes first and second light sources that respectively generate first and second light fields of different diameter on the operating site. When a change in a distance between the lamp body and the operating site is detected, the first and second light intensities of the first and second light sources, respectively, can be controlled such that the predetermined diameter (dx) at which the preset relative central illuminance (Ecx) of the resultant light field is generated is maintained at a substantially constant value as the distance changes.

Abstract: A surgical lamp includes a lamp body with illuminants emitting bundled light beams with axes intersect a central axis of the lamp body, and illuminants emitting bundled light beams with axes that do not intersect the central axis. The shape of the light field and the distribution of the light intensity can be modified by driving different illuminants.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to operating table top assemblies and related devices. In some aspects, an operating table top coupling assembly includes a receiver assembly and a hook assembly. The receiver assembly includes first and second spaced walls that define a central recess therebetween. The hook assembly includes an elongate hook member attached to or integrally formed with a housing that is configured to be at least partially disposed within the central recess of the receiver assembly.

Abstract: A drawer block of a support system, the drawer block including at least one drawer accommodation including a housing defining a receptacle, a drawer including a lock having an actuator and a mechanism configured to lock the drawer in the receptacle of the drawer accommodation, and a receiver assembly that is electrically connected to the actuator and configured to convert an opening signal to an opening instruction for the actuator.

Abstract: A medical care unit provides power supply or data transmission in medical apparatuses. In particular, current consumers and data transmission apparatuses are slidable along a coupling device of the medical care unit. The medical care unit includes an oblong support that includes the coupling device, which extend along the support and include at least two electrically insulated bus bars continuously extending in the coupling device. At least two bus bars are formed as power supply bus bars, at least one bus bar is formed as a data transmission bus bar, the coupling device as a hollow bar is formed with an opening along its longitudinal direction, and the power supply bus bars and the data transmission bus bars are arranged inside the hollow bar.

Abstract: A surgical lamp that includes a lamp body having a central axis, and a suspension system for connecting the lamp body with a carrying system. The suspension system can include a first pivot joint around a first pivot axis that is perpendicular to the central axis, and the first pivot joint can be located in the central region of the lamp body.