Patent ID: 7469383

Claim:
A medical apparatus for executing a medical procedure, comprising: an application device for executing the medical procedure having a plurality of application components; an operating console for controlling the application components; an input device for inputting a control command; an output device for displaying a graphic user interface; and an assistance module adapted to support a user for operating the medical apparatus according to a level of competence of the user; a control function configured in conjunction with the assistance module to control a user's access rights, and thereby vary and limit the user's ability to operate the device with the application components, based on a profile of the user so that, given multiple levels of access, access by a user to operate the device with the application components is limited to a level consistent with information in the profile, such that different users may be provided with different levels of access to control or operate and wherein when access is made available to a user the apparatus is configured to a mode of operation corresponding to a designated level for that user.