Patent ID: 11925585
Assignee: MAQUET GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an operating table for supporting a patient, and a remote control;
the operating table comprising a base, a column, and a table top;
the table top comprising:
at least three elements, the at least three elements configured for collectively supporting the patient thereon; and
at least two interface joints, each interface joint serving as a movable connection between two adjacent elements;

the operating table further comprising
a controller arranged to control the at least two interface joints, each interface joint configured to actuate a movement of at least one element relative to another adjacent element;
a plurality of light emitting arrangements, each light emitting arrangement being associated with an interface joint, and each adapted to display light in a pattern that is visible on at least one end of the respective interface joint at a lateral edge of the table top, wherein a characteristic of the pattern displayed by each light emitting arrangement is visibly unique to the associated interface joint such that the interface joints are visually distinguishable from one another based on the differing characteristics of the patterns,

the remote control being adapted to communicate with said controller, and comprising touch controls for communicating signals for controlling movement of said interface joints;
wherein each touch control is associated with a respective interface joint, and is provided with a visible pattern having a characteristic that corresponds to the pattern displayed by the light emitting arrangement of the associated interface joint for visibly associating each touch control with the associated interface joint.