MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medical device having one or more functional units which are configured to interact with one or more disposables in the operation of the device, wherein the medical device furthermore has one or more illuminants, and wherein the device can be operated in different treatment modes, wherein at least one control unit or regulation unit is provided which are configured such that they control the illuminants in dependence on the selected treatment mode of the medical device in which the medical device is or should be operated, with the illuminants being arranged such that the light emanating from them at least partly illuminates the one or more functional units. The invention furthermore relates to a method of operating a medical device.

Claims

1. A medical device having one or more functional units which are configured to interact with one or more disposables in the operation of the device, wherein the medical device furthermore has one or more illuminants, and wherein the device can be operated in different treatment modes, characterized in that at least one control unit or regulation unit is provided which are configured such that they control the illuminants in dependence on the selected treatment mode of the medical device in which the medical device is or should be operated, with the illuminants being arranged such that the light emanating from them at least partly illuminates the one or more functional units.

2. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the medical device is a dialysis device.

3. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the functional unit or units is/are one or more scale pans for receiving solution pouches to be weighed.

4. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the functional unit or units is/are one or more holders or receivers for one or more hose kits, filters or dialyzers.

5. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the at least one functional unit is formed as partly or completely transparent or translucent.

6. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the illuminants are configured such that they selectively emit light in different colors, brightnesses or in different time routines.

7. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the illuminants are configured as LEDs, in particular as RGB LEDs or comprise LEDs and in particular RGB LEDs.

8. A medical device in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the medical device has detection means by means of which at least one property of the disposable or disposables can be detected.

9. A medical device in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the medical device has comparison means which are configured to compare information detected by the detection means with a piece of desired information.

10. A medical device in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the medical device has output means by means of which the information detected by the detection means, the result of the comparison made in the comparison means or a piece of information based thereon can be output in a manner recognizable for a user.

11. A medical device in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the detection means are one or more cameras, means for recognizing RFID tags or other near field detection means.

12. A system comprising at least one medical device in accordance with claim 1, wherein a medical device is equipped with one or more disposables.

13. A system in accordance with claim 12, characterized in that the disposable or disposables is/are color designed in accordance with the treatment mode.

14. A method of operating a medical device, preferably in accordance with claim 1, or of operating a system which comprises a medical device having one or more disposables, wherein the medical device has one or more functional units which are configured to interact with said one or more disposables in the operation of the device, wherein the medical device furthermore has one or more illuminants, and wherein the device can be operated in different treatment modes, characterized in that the illuminants are controlled in dependence on a selected treatment mode of the medical device in which the medical device is or should be operated, with the illuminants being arranged such that the light emanating from them at least partly illuminates the one or more functional units.

15. A method in accordance with claim 14, characterized in that the light is selectively output in different colors, brightnesses or in different time routines.

16. A method in accordance with claim 14, characterized in that at least one property of the disposable or disposables is detected, with provision preferably being made that the information detected by the detection means is compared with a piece of desired information.

17. A method in accordance with claim 16, characterized in that the information detected by the detection means, the result of the comparison made or a piece of information based thereon is output in a manner recognizable for a user.

Description

[0038] Further details and advantages of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing.

[0039] The only FIGURE shows a dialysis device in accordance with the invention in a schematic view.

[0040] The embodiment relates to a dialysis device 10 which can be used or operated in different treatment modes.

[0041] The dialysis device can be used in a first treatment mode for an HDF, i.e. for a hemodiafiltration, and in a second mode for an HD, i.e. for a hemodialysis.

[0042] A further distinction of the treatment modes can be carried out with respect to the anticoagulant used (calcium or heparin as the coagulant).

[0043] The device has two scale pans 20, 21 which are formed from a transparent material such as plastic and which are connected to a scale pan which determines the weight of the solution pouches located in the scale pans permanently or at specific time intervals.

[0044] As can be seen from the FIGURE, the scale pans 20, 21 are located above the device body and behind the screen 30 which forms the interface to the user and is, for example, formed as a touch screen so that information can be output and input. In the embodiment, two scale pans 20, 21 are provided which are arranged next to one another and of which only one (scale pan 20) is visible in the side view in accordance with the FIGURE. The second scale pan is indicated by the arrow and by the reference numeral 21.

[0045] The reference numeral 40 marks a stand for suspending solution pouches.

[0046] RGB LEDs, i.e. LEDs or LED arrays which can selectively output light in red, green, or blue or also in mixed colors, are located beneath or next to the scale pans 20, 21. They are likewise only shown schematically and are marked by the reference numeral 50.

[0047] The device has selection means by means of which the user can set the kind of treatment (HDF or HD) and the anticoagulant (citrate or heparin). The selection means can, for example, be push buttons, switches or also fields on the screen 30 configured e.g. as a touch screen.

[0048] If, for example, a CVVHDF treatment (CVVHDF=continuous venous-venous hemodiafiltration) is carried out using a citrate-based anticoagulation (Ci-Ca), the illuminants 50 are controlled by means of a control unit such that the first scale pan is illuminated in yellow and the second scale pan is illuminated in blue.

[0049] In the case of a CVVHD treatment (CVVHD=continuous venous-venous hemodialysis) using a citrate-based anticoagulation, the illuminants 50 are controlled by means of a control unit such that the first scale pan 20 is illuminated in yellow and the second scale pan 21 is also illuminated in yellow.

[0050] If a CVVHD therapy is selected in which heparin anticoagulation is carried out, a switch can be made to an illumination of the first scale pan 20 and of the second scale pan 21 in blue.

[0051] The illumination of the pan scales 20, 21 can be selected accordingly before the start of the treatment or also on a change of the treatment. In both cases, it is immediately visible to the user which color-coded solution pouch he has to place into which scale pan 20, 21.

[0052] If, in the above-named example, a switch is made from a citrate-based anticoagulation to a heparin-based anticoagulation (or vice versa) so that a change of the solution pouches is necessary, a corresponding change of the illumination color from yellow to blue (or vice versa) takes place.

[0053] The illumination color preferably corresponds to the color coding on the solution pouches so that is immediately recognizable for a user which pouch has to be placed onto which scale pan (20, 21).

[0054] To largely preclude incorrect treatments, the device can be configured with detection means which are formed to recognize which color coding the solution pouches have and to transmit this information to comparison means. They check whether the detected color coding corresponds to a desired color coding. If this is not the case, it is conceivable that the control unit or regulation unit prevents the carrying out of the treatment or at least outputs a text message to the user so that he recognizes that an incorrect association of the solution pouches with the scale pans 20, 21 has taken place and a change of the solution pouches has to be carried out.

[0055] If further solution pouches are to be introduced, the color coding of the RGB LEDS or of other illuminants can be expanded in a simple manner.