Electromedical device control system, power supply device, relay device, and power supply method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12246184-B2
Application number	US-202318166353-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2023
Priority date	Feb 21, 2022
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

An electromedical device control system includes a power supply device that supplies electric power to an electromedical device; and one or more relay devices that relay between the electromedical device and the power supply device. A type of the electromedical device connected to the relay device is obtained by determination using at least the relay device. The power supply device outputs the electric power in an output mode corresponding to the type of the electromedical device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electromedical device control system comprising:
a power supply device configured to supply electric power to an electromedical device; and
one or more relay devices configured to relay between the electromedical device and the power supply device,
wherein a type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices is obtained by determination using at least the one or more relay devices, and
wherein the power supply device outputs the electric power via the relay devices in an output mode corresponding to the type of the electromedical device based on a result of the determination.

2. The electromedical device control system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more relay devices have determination information used for the determination and defined according to the type of the electromedical device being a connection destination.

3. The electromedical device control system according to claim 2 , wherein the determination information includes bit information defined mechanically or electrically.

4. The electromedical device control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a determination unit configured to perform the determination using at least the one or more relay devices.

5. The electromedical device control system according to claim 4 , wherein the determination unit performs the determination with respect to a connection status of the one or more relay devices to the power supply device and the type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices.

6. The electromedical device control system according to claim 4 , wherein the determination unit performs the determination using the electromedical device together with the one or more relay devices.

7. The electromedical device control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a determination unit configured to perform the determination using the one or more relay devices and the electromedical device with respect to:
a connection status of the one or more relay devices to the power supply device;
a connection status of the electromedical device to the one or more relay devices;
the type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices; and
the number of electromedical devices connected to the one or more relay devices.

8. The electromedical device control system according to claim 4 , wherein the determination unit does not perform the determination corresponding to resetting of an output mode of the electric power in an output period of the electric power from the power supply device.

9. The electromedical device control system according to claim 4 , wherein when the determination unit detects that a content of determination information used for the determination has changed in an output stop period of the electric power from the power supply device, the determination unit executes the determination based on the content of the determination information after the change after passing through a non-connected state of the one or more relay devices or the electromedical device.

10. The electromedical device control system according to claim 4 , wherein the determination unit is provided in the power supply device or the one or more relay devices.

11. The electromedical device control system according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the electromedical device includes at least one piece of information including:
an output format in the electromedical device;
an operation mode when using the electromedical device; and
a maximum output electric power in the electromedical device.

12. A power supply device configured to supply electric power to an electromedical device, the power supply device comprising:
a power supply unit configured to output the electric power in an output mode corresponding to a type of the electromedical device connected to a relay device configured to relay between the electromedical device and the power supply device,
wherein the type of the electromedical device connected to the relay device is obtained by determination using at least the relay device, and
wherein the power supply unit outputs the electric power via the relay device to the electromedical device based on a result of the determination.

13. A relay device configured to relay between an electromedical device and a power supply device configured to supply electric power to the electromedical device, the relay device comprising:
an input unit to be connected to the power supply device;
an output unit to which the electromedical device is to be connected; and
determination information used for determination of a type of the electromedical device connected to the output unit, the determination information defined according to the type of the electromedical device being a connection destination,
wherein the type of the electromedical device connected to the output unit is obtained by the determination using at least the relay device, and
wherein the electric power output from the power supply device based on a result of the determination is output to the electromedical device being the connection destination, via the input unit and the output unit in an output mode corresponding to the type of the electromedical device.

14. A power supply method for supplying electric power from a power supply device to an electromedical device, the power supply method comprising:
determining a type of the electromedical device connected to a relay device by using at least the relay device, the relay device configured to relay between the electromedical device and the power supply device; and
outputting the electric power via the relay device to the electromedical device in an output mode corresponding to the type of the electromedical device based on a result of the determination.

15. The power supply device according to claim 12 , further comprising a determination unit configured to performs the determination using the one or more relay devices and the electromedical device with respect to:
a connection status of the one or more relay devices to the power supply device;
a connection status of the electromedical device to the one or more relay devices;
the type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices; and
the number of electromedical devices connected to the one or more relay devices.

16. A relay device according to claim 13 , further comprising a determination unit configured to performs the determination using the one or more relay devices and the electromedical device with respect to:
a connection status of the one or more relay devices to the power supply device;
a connection status of the electromedical device to the one or more relay devices;
the type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices; and
the number of electromedical devices connected to the one or more relay devices.

17. A power supply method according to claim 14 , wherein the determining comprises determining using the relay device and the electromedical device with respect to:
a connection status of the one or more relay devices to the power supply device;
a connection status of the electromedical device to the one or more relay devices;
the type of the electromedical device connected to the one or more relay devices; and
the number of electromedical devices connected to the one or more relay devices.

Assignees

• Japan Lifeline Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyamoto Hisao
• Oshima Yusuke

Classifications

• A61B5/68

  Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient · CPC title

• A61N1/378 Primary

  Electrical supply · CPC title