Ventilator with adjustable user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11793959-B2
Application number	US-201916981150-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2019
Priority date	Mar 16, 2018
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

A ventilator (100), includes a basic unit (1) with a cover plate (10). Patient ports (4) are arranged at the basic unit (1) and a user interface (2) is arranged at the cover plate (10). The cover plate (10) can be arranged at the basic unit (1) at different angles in relation to a vertical axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A ventilator comprising:
a basic unit having side walls defining a layout of the basic unit and having a vertical axis;
a cover plate configured with a shape that corresponds to a shape of the layout of the basic unit to form a covering surface at the basic unit;
patient connections arranged at the basic unit; and
a user interface arranged at the cover plate, wherein the cover plate is arrangeable at the basic unit at different angles with respect to the vertical axis, wherein the user interface is held at the cover plate pivotably about a horizontal pivot axis by means of a swivel joint, wherein the user interface is configured to be pivoted into a blocking position by means of the swivel joint with the cover plate in a use position, wherein a relative rotation of the cover plate with respect to the basic unit is blocked in the blocking position, and wherein the user interface can be pivoted into a releasing position, in which the relative rotation of the cover plate with respect to the basic unit is released from the use position.

2. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a rotating mechanism connected to the basic unit, wherein the cover plate is rotatably held at the basic unit about the vertical axis by means of the rotating mechanism.

3. A ventilator in accordance with claim 2 , further comprising a locking mechanism, which impedes the relative rotation of the cover plate with respect to the basic unit at predefined distances.

4. A ventilator in accordance with claim 2 , further comprising rotation stop elements to limit a rotation of the cover plate about the vertical axis with respect to the basic unit.

5. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the cover plate has a layout configured rotationally symmetrical by 180° or by 90°.

6. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a locking device for holding the user interface in the blocking position relative to the cover plate.

7. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the swivel joint is configured to pivot the user interface into an at least approximately horizontal position.

8. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the swivel joint is configured to block the cover plate in the blocking position of the user interface with the cover plate in the use position.

9. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a trolley, wherein the basic unit is arranged on the trolley.

10. A ventilator in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the trolley includes a support plate and the basic unit is detachably held at the trolley via the support plate.

11. A ventilator in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the basic unit and the support plate are configured such that the basic unit can be arranged as well as fixed in two positions differing from one another by 180° or in at least three positions differing from one another by 90°.

12. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , the user interface is arranged linearly slidable at the cover plate.

13. A ventilator in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the rotating mechanism has a central passage, through which cables can be passed or are passed for electrically coupling the user interface with the basic unit.

14. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the basic unit comprises an opening with a cover and all device connections are accommodated behind the cover, which the cover does not exceed an outline layout of the basic unit or does so only insignificantly exceeds the outline of the basic unit.

15. A ventilator comprising:
a ventilator basic unit having side walls defining a layout of the ventilator basic unit and having a vertical axis;
a cover plate configured with a shape that corresponds to a shape of the layout of the ventilator basic unit to form a covering surface at the ventilator basic unit;
ventilator patient connections connected to the ventilator basic unit;
a user interface connected to the cover plate;
a cover plate to ventilator basic unit connection configured to provide a moveable connection between the cover plate and the ventilator basic unit to arrange the cover plate, connected to the ventilator basic unit, with the cover plate shape that corresponds to a shape of the layout flush with the side walls of ventilator basic unit and to arrange the cover plate, connected to the ventilator basic unit, at different angles to the ventilator basic unit with respect to the vertical axis wherein the cover plate to ventilator basic unit connection comprises a rotating mechanism connected to the ventilator basic unit and connected to the cover plate, wherein the cover plate is rotatably held at the ventilator basic unit about the vertical axis by means of the rotating mechanism; and
a swivel joint providing the connection of the user interface to the cover plate, whereby the user interface is pivotably connected to the cover plate for movement about a horizontal pivot axis, wherein the user interface is configured to be pivoted into a blocking position by means of the swivel joint with the cover plate is in a cover plate use position, wherein a relative rotation of the cover plate with respect to the ventilator basic unit is blocked with the user interface in the blocking position.

16. A ventilator in accordance with claim 15 , further comprising rotation stop elements to limit a rotation of the cover plate about the vertical axis with respect to the ventilator basic unit.

17. A ventilator comprising:
a ventilator basic unit having side walls defining a layout of the ventilator basic unit and having a vertical axis;
a cover plate configured to form a covering surface at the ventilator basic unit;
patient connections arranged at the ventilator basic unit;
a swivel joint;
a user interface connected to the cover plate by the swivel joint; and
a cover plate to ventilator basic unit connection configured to provide a moveable connection between the cover plate and the ventilator basic unit to arrange the cover plate, connected to the ventilator basic unit, with the cover plate shape that corresponds to a shape of the layout flush with the side walls of ventilator basic unit and to arrange the cover plate, connected to the ventilator basic unit, at different angles to the ventilator basic unit with respect to the vertical axis,
wherein the swivel joint connects the user interface to the cover plate pivotably about a horizontal pivot and the user interface is configured to be pivoted into a blocking position by means of the swivel joint, with the cover plate is in a use position, wherein a relative rotation of the cover plate with respect to the ventilator basic unit is blocked in the blocking position of the user interface.

18. A ventilator in accordance with claim 17 , wherein the user interface blocking position is set with the user interface pivoted in an operating position with an operating position pivoting range between a vertical orientation of the user interface and a transition orientation of the user interface and wherein the releasing position has a releasing position pivoting range between the transition orientation of the user interface and a horizontal orientation of the user interface.

19. A ventilator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the user interface blocking position is set with the user interface pivoted in an operating position with an operating position pivoting range between a vertical orientation of the user interface and a transition orientation of the user interface and wherein the releasing p

Assignees

• Draegerwerk Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Daske Jochen
• Hampe Markus
• Lischinski Robert
• Nandzik Andreas
• Engelsman Eduard
• Eckermann-Brahe Thomas
• Paul Christof
• Savchuk Volodymyr

Classifications

• A61M16/021 Primary

  operated by electrical means (A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence) · CPC title

• A61M16/0816

  Joints or connectors · CPC title

• A61M2205/505

  Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches · CPC title

• A61M2209/084

  Supporting bases, stands for equipment · CPC title

• A61M16/00 Primary

  Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators (iron lungs A61H31/02); Tracheal tubes · CPC title