Patent ID: 7873772
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical device system comprising: a portable medical device including a controller programmed to selectively execute at least two programs for controlling at least one operation of the medical device, and a Hall-effect sensor in communication with the controller for detecting a magnetic field; and a docking unit on which the medical device can be removably mounted, the docking unit comprising an operator interface for selecting a program from said at least two programs, the docking unit including a signal generator for generating a signal corresponding to the program selected at the operator interface, the signal generator comprising at least one magnet for generating a magnetic field; the Hall-effect sensor being adapted to detect the magnetic field generated by the signal generator when the medical device is mounted on the docking unit, the magnet being movable in the docking unit between a detection position in which the Hall-effect sensor detects the magnetic field, and a non-detection position in which the Hall-effect sensor does not detect the magnetic field, wherein the docking unit is configured to communicate with the controller of the medical device when the medical device is mounted on the docking unit to instruct the controller to execute the selected program, wherein the controller of the medical device is configured to control the medical device according to the selected program when the medical device is removed from the docking unit.