Patent ID: 6480762
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical apparatus supporting system comprising:a plurality of pieces of medical equipment having a communication facility; a reprogrammable storage device, included in each of said plurality of pieces of medical equipment, in which a program used to drive and control each piece of medical equipment is stored; a reprogramming control unit for reprogramming said storage device included in each piece of medical equipment; and a computer having a communication facility for communicating data over an information transmission line and transmitting a rewriting/updating program with which the program stored in said storage device is rewritten or updated, wherein the rewriting/updating program stored in said storage device included in at least one piece of medical equipment is transmitted to at least one piece of medical equipment over said information transmission line under control of said computer; and said reprogramming control unit rewrites or updates the program stored in at least one storage device using the received rewriting/updating program.