Patent ID: 11969531
Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A control component for detecting control commands for securely controlling a medical device, the control component comprising:
at least one operating element;
a user interface configured to:
detect at least one control command for the medical device; and
based on detecting the at least one control command, output a message including a request to activate the at least one operating element, wherein the request to activate the at least one operating element comprises a request for simultaneous activation of a plurality of operating elements, wherein the control component is a tablet, smartphone or mobile terminal, and wherein the user interface comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) of the tablet, smartphone or mobile terminal; and

a processor configured to:
assign the at least one operating element with an additional function relating to confirming execution of the at least one control command; and
control the at least one operating element;

wherein, for confirming execution of the at least one control command, the at least one operating element is configured to detect activation of the at least one operating element; and send a signal to the processor indicating activation of the at least one operating element;
wherein the processor is further configured to cause execution of the at least one control command on the medical device in response to receiving the signal from the at least one operating element indicating activation of the at least one operating element in accordance with the request;
wherein the processor is further configured to:
perform monitoring to determine whether activation of the at least one operating element has already been detected via the at least one operating element before outputting of the message; and
in response to determining that activation of the at least one operating element has already been detected via the at least one operating element before outputting of the message, output a warning.