Abstract: A medical device, for example, an anesthesia apparatus or ventilator, including a hot wire sensor (10); a hot wire sensor (10) and a hot wire module (14) for a hot wire sensor (10) are provided. A first hot wire and a second hot wire (26, 28), namely, a measuring wire (26) and a compensation wire (28), are connectable to the hot wire sensor (10), for example, in the form of a hot wire module (14), in an electrically conductive manner. A first contact pair (52, 54) is associated with the measuring wire (26) for contacting same and a second contact pair (56, 58) is associated with the compensation wire (28) for contacting same. The contacts of the second contact pair (56, 58) are configured as leading contacts in relation to at least one of the contacts of the first contact pair (52, 54).

Abstract: A medical device, for example, an anesthesia apparatus or ventilator, including a hot wire sensor (10); a hot wire sensor (10) and a hot wire module (14) for a hot wire sensor (10) are provided. A first hot wire and a second hot wire (26, 28), namely, a measuring wire (26) and a compensation wire (28), are connectable to the hot wire sensor (10), for example, in the form of a hot wire module (14), in an electrically conductive manner. A first contact pair (52, 54) is associated with the measuring wire (26) for contacting same and a second contact pair (56, 58) is associated with the compensation wire (28) for contacting same. The contacts of the second contact pair (56, 58) are configured as leading contacts in relation to at least one of the contacts of the first contact pair (52, 54).

Abstract: An interface unit, a device with the interface unit and a process for generating an image signal containing color image data is provided for activating a color monitor from an image signal containing monochrome image data. The interface unit has an input terminal (16), an output terminal (17) and a processor (18) coupled between the input terminal (16) and the output terminal (17). This processor (18) is set up to receive, via the input terminal (16), a first image signal issued by a monitor activating device (1) of an apparatus for activating a monochrome monitor. The signal contains monochrome image data, at least a part of which represents a number of graphic objects (9, 10), and which is set up to activate a monochrome monitor, such that the graphic objects (9, 10) are displayed on this monitor. One or more colors are assigned to each graphic object (9, 10) by the processor (18) on the basis of a predetermined dependence stored in this processor (18).

Abstract: An interface unit, a device with the interface unit and a process for generating an image signal containing color image data is provided for activating a color monitor from an image signal containing monochrome image data. The interface unit has an input terminal (16), an output terminal (17) and a processor (18) coupled between the input terminal (16) and the output terminal (17). This processor (18) is set up to receive, via the input terminal (16), a first image signal issued by a monitor activating device (1) of an apparatus for activating a monochrome monitor. The signal contains monochrome image data, at least a part of which represents a number of graphic objects (9, 10), and which is set up to activate a monochrome monitor, such that the graphic objects (9, 10) are displayed on this monitor. One or more colors are assigned to each graphic object (9, 10) by the processor (18) on the basis of a predetermined dependence stored in this processor (18).