EP0917868B1 - Control unit for driving a table top of an operating table - Google Patents

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EP0917868B1
EP0917868B1 EP98120458A EP98120458A EP0917868B1 EP 0917868 B1 EP0917868 B1 EP 0917868B1 EP 98120458 A EP98120458 A EP 98120458A EP 98120458 A EP98120458 A EP 98120458A EP 0917868 B1 EP0917868 B1 EP 0917868B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/02—Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G13/104—Adaptations for table mobility, e.g. arrangement of wheels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/10—General characteristics of devices characterised by specific control means, e.g. for adjustment or steering
    • A61G2203/12—Remote controls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/70—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
    • A61G2203/80—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort for connecting a trolley to a device, e.g. bed or column table

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  • the present invention relates to a control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor adjustable, releasably connectable to a support column operating table top.
  • Surgical tables are increasingly designed in two parts and include a stationary support column and held on this detachable operating table top.
  • the operating table top usually comprises a base section which can be detachably connected to the support column and at least one further table top section, which is mounted pivotably on the latter and which can be adjusted relative to the base section.
  • an electromotive drive device for adjusting the table top sections is provided in the operating table. This is usually integrated as well as a control unit for controlling the drive device in the support column.
  • the operating table top can be detached from the support column and placed on a trolley. Since the electromotive drive means for adjusting the table top sections as well as a control unit for driving the drive means is integrated in the support column, an electromotive adjustment of the table top sections is only possible if the operating table top is placed on the support column. If the operating table top is removed from the support column, so can be done at best a manual adjustment. However, this is associated with a considerable amount of time.
  • Object of the present invention is to design a control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor adjustable, releasably connectable to a support column operating table top, with which it can be ensured that even a dissolved from the support column operating table top can be adjusted at any time by an electric motor.
  • control unit of the aforementioned type according to the invention that the control unit is designed as a separate, with the electric motor adjustable operating table top electrically connectable unit comprising a power supply unit for the drive means of the operating table top.
  • the drive means of an operating table top can also be activated when it is released from the support column.
  • the table top sections can be adjusted even when the operating table top is placed on a trolley, for example.
  • the power supply of the drive device is provided by the separate control unit, which has a power supply unit for this purpose.
  • control unit according to the invention is not limited to cases in which the operating table top is detached from the support column and rests on a trolley, it is also used when, for example, a support column without integrated control unit is used or if in the support column integrated control unit is defective.
  • control unit according to the invention moreover, not only the drive device of an operating table top can be actuated, but also a control of a corresponding drive device of a support column can take place, for example for its height adjustment.
  • the power supply unit integrated in the control unit according to the invention can have a power supply unit which can be connected to the mains voltage.
  • a construction is particularly advantageous when the control unit is operated stationary, for example, in an anteroom of an operating room, so that regardless of the usually stationary in the operating room arranged support column, the pivotable table top sections of the still placed on the trolley operating table top are set to prepare for surgery can.
  • the power supply unit comprises an accumulator. This is particularly advantageous if the control unit is stored at a central repository, because this repository can simultaneously serve the recharging of the batteries, so that at any time a complete operational readiness of the control unit is guaranteed.
  • the handling of the control unit is improved in an advantageous embodiment in that the accumulator is detachably connectable to a housing of the control unit. Thereby, the accumulator can be easily separated from the control unit and connected to a charger.
  • control unit is designed as a portable control unit, so that it can be transported, for example, if necessary by a trolley on which an operating table top has been placed.
  • the adjustment of the tabletop sections is usually carried out by means of an input element which is electrically or optically coupled to the support column, which receives the drive means of the operating table top.
  • the input element may also be integrated into the operating table top.
  • the control unit has an input element and an electrically and / or optically coupled to the input element control electronics for controlling the drive means of the operating table top. In the operating table integrated drive means can thus be omitted.
  • the input element provided for operating the drive device of the operating table top can be designed, for example, as a keyboard integrated in the housing of the control unit.
  • the operating personnel can enter the necessary control commands into the control unit via the keyboard.
  • the control commands are then transmitted by means of the control electronics to the drive means of the electric motor-operated operating table top.
  • the input element comprises a remote control, which is electrically connected by means of a connecting cable to the control electronics.
  • the coupling between input element and control electronics of the control unit according to the invention can be carried out in an advantageous manner via infrared or radio signals.
  • the input element comprises an infrared remote control, so that a connection cable to the control unit can be omitted.
  • the drawing shows a schematic representation of an inventive control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor-operated operating table top, which is placed on a trolley.
  • an operating table top is designated by the reference numeral 20.
  • This comprises in a conventional manner a plurality of relatively pivotable table top sections in the form of a base portion 21, a back portion 22 and a foot portion 23.
  • the base portion 21 is detachably connectable both with a trolley 40, as shown in the drawing, as well as with a support column 30 ,
  • the back part 22 and the foot part 23 are hinged to the base portion 21 and can be pivoted relative to this about horizontal axes 24 and 25 respectively.
  • the pivoting direction is indicated in the drawing by the arrows 26 and 27.
  • the operating table top 20 may be displaced longitudinally relative to the trolley 40, as indicated in the drawing by the arrows 28 and 29.
  • the operating table top 20 is removed from the trolley 40 and placed on the support column 30, wherein the support column 30 includes per se known and not shown in the drawing means for controlling the electric drive of the operating table top, so that the patch on the support column 30 table top 20 via the support column 30 can be adjusted.
  • an input element 32 is provided, which is electrically connected to the support column 30 via a connecting cable 33.
  • the operating table top 20 is electrically connected to the control unit 10 according to the invention, by means of which the electric drive of the table top 20 are controlled independently of the support column 30 and supplied with voltage can.
  • the electrical connection between the control unit 10 and the operating table top 20 via a connection line 14, at its free end a not shown in the drawing electrical connector is arranged, which can be connected to a corresponding terminal part of the table top 20.
  • a female plug connection can be used.
  • the control unit 10 is designed to be portable and has a housing 15 with a carrying handle 16. In the housing 15, an accumulator 11 is integrated, so that the control unit 10 can be operated independently of the mains. Alternatively or additionally, a power supply can be provided, so that the controller 10 is directly connected to the mains voltage.
  • control unit 10 For inputting control commands, the control unit 10 has an input keyboard 12, shown greatly enlarged in the drawing, with a plurality of input keys 17.
  • the control unit 10 also has a control electronics 13, which is electrically connected to the input keyboard 12th is connected and the control of the integrated into the operating table top 20 electric drive is used.
  • the operating table top 20 can be adjusted independently of the support column 30. For this purpose, it is only necessary to electrically connect the control unit by means of the connecting line 14 with the operating table top 20.
  • the control unit 10 then provides both the power supply for the electric drive of the operating table top 20 and the necessary controls in the form of the input keyboard 17 and the control electronics 13 for controlling the electric drive, so that for example the back part 22 and the foot part 23 about the axes 24 and 25 can be pivoted. Since the power supply of the electric drive of the operating table top 20 is provided by the control unit 10 formed as a separate unit, it is not necessary to equip the operating table top 20 with a power supply part. The latter is provided by the control unit 10, which can be used for a variety of operating table tops. This results in a considerable cost reduction.
  • control devices according to the invention can be stored centrally, which in turn facilitates a regular check of the state of charge of the accumulators. By the control device according to the invention is thus ensured that even removed from the support column 30 operating table 20 can be adjusted at any time by electric motor.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Steuereinheit zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung einer elektromotorisch verstellbaren, mit einer Tragsäule lösbar verbindbaren Operationstischplatte.The present invention relates to a control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor adjustable, releasably connectable to a support column operating table top.

Operationstische werden zunehmend zweiteilig ausgestaltet und umfassen eine ortsfeste Tragsäule und eine an dieser abnehmbar gehaltene Operationstischplatte. Die Operationstischplatte umfaßt üblicherweise einen mit der Tragsäule lösbar verbindbaren Basisabschnitt und mindestens einen an diesem schwenkbar gelagerten weiteren Tischplattenabschnitt, der relativ zum Basisabschnitt verstellt werden kann. Im Operationstisch ist eine elektromotorische Antriebseinrichtung zum Verstellen der Tischplattenabschnitte vorgesehen. Diese ist üblicherweise ebenso wie eine Steuereinheit zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung in die Tragsäule integriert.Surgical tables are increasingly designed in two parts and include a stationary support column and held on this detachable operating table top. The operating table top usually comprises a base section which can be detachably connected to the support column and at least one further table top section, which is mounted pivotably on the latter and which can be adjusted relative to the base section. In the operating table an electromotive drive device for adjusting the table top sections is provided. This is usually integrated as well as a control unit for controlling the drive device in the support column.

Zum Transport eines Patienten kann die Operationstischplatte von der Tragsäule gelöst und auf einen Transportwagen aufgesetzt werden. Da die elektromotorische Antriebseinrichtung zum Verstellen der Tischplattenabschnitte ebenso wie eine Steuereinheit zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung in die Tragsäule integriert ist, ist eine elektromotorische Verstellung der Tischplattenabschnitte nur dann möglich, wenn die Operationstischplatte auf die Tragsäule aufgesetzt ist. Wird die Operationstischplatte von der Tragsäule abgenommen, so kann bestensfalls eine manuelle Verstellung erfolgen. Dies ist allerdings mit einem beachtlichen Zeitaufwand verbunden.To transport a patient, the operating table top can be detached from the support column and placed on a trolley. Since the electromotive drive means for adjusting the table top sections as well as a control unit for driving the drive means is integrated in the support column, an electromotive adjustment of the table top sections is only possible if the operating table top is placed on the support column. If the operating table top is removed from the support column, so can be done at best a manual adjustment. However, this is associated with a considerable amount of time.

Um auch bei von der Tragsäule abgenommener Operationstischplatte eine elektromotorische Verstellung der Tischplattenabschnitte zu ermöglichen, wurde in der deutschen Offenlegungsschrift DE 41 38 319 A1 vorgeschlagen, die elektromotorische Antriebseinrichtung sowie einen Akkumulator in die Operationstischplatte zu integrieren. Eine derartige Konstruktion ist allerdings mit beträchtlichen Herstellungskosten verbunden. Außerdem kann hierbei nicht ohne weiteres sichergestellt werden, daß die in die Operationstischplatte integrierten Akkumulatoren jederzeit einsatzbereit sind.In order to enable an electromotive adjustment of the tabletop sections even when removed from the support column operating table plate, 41 40 319 A1 was proposed in the German patent application DE, to integrate the electromotive drive device and a battery in the operating table top. However, such a construction is associated with considerable manufacturing costs. Moreover, this can not be readily ensured that the built-in operating table plate batteries are always ready for use.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, eine Steuereinheit zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung einer elektromotorisch verstellbaren, mit einer Tragsäule lösbar verbindbaren Operationstischplatte auszugestalten, mit der sichergestellt werden kann, daß auch eine von der Tragsäule gelöste Operationstischplatte jederzeit elektromotorisch verstellt werden kann.Object of the present invention is to design a control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor adjustable, releasably connectable to a support column operating table top, with which it can be ensured that even a dissolved from the support column operating table top can be adjusted at any time by an electric motor.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einer Steuereinheit der eingangs genannten Art erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Steuereinheit als separate, mit der elektromotorisch verstellbaren Operationstischplatte elektrisch verbindbare Baueinheit ausgestaltet ist, die eine Spannungsversorgungseinheit für die Antriebseinrichtung der Operationstischplatte umfaßt.This object is achieved in a control unit of the aforementioned type according to the invention that the control unit is designed as a separate, with the electric motor adjustable operating table top electrically connectable unit comprising a power supply unit for the drive means of the operating table top.

Mittels der als separate Baueinheit ausgestalteten Steuereinheit kann die Antriebseinrichtung einer Operationstischplatte auch dann aktiviert werden, wenn diese von der Tragsäule gelöst ist. Somit können die Tischplattenabschnitte selbst dann verstellt werden, wenn die Operationstischplatte beispielsweise auf einen Transportwagen aufgesetzt ist. Die Spannungsversorgung der Antriebseinrichtung wird von der separaten Steuereinheit bereitgestellt, die zu diesem Zweck eine Spannungsversorgungseinheit aufweist. Mittels der erfindungsgemäßen Konstruktion erübrigt es sich insbesondere, einen Akkumulator in die Operationstischplatte zu integrieren und dessen Ladezustand in regelmäßigen Abständen zu kontrollieren. Die Operationstischplatte muß vielmehr lediglich in an sich bekannter Weise die Antriebseinrichtung zu ihrer Verstellung umfassen, während die erfindungsgemäße Steuereinheit die Mittel zur Verfügung stellt, um die elektromotorische Antriebseinrichtung der Operationstischplatte anzusteuern und mit Energie zu versorgen. Der Einsatz der erfindungsgemäßen Steuereinheit ist hierbei nicht auf Fälle beschränkt, bei denen die Operationstischplatte von der Tragsäule gelöst ist und auf einem Transportwagen aufruht, sie kommt vielmehr auch dann zum Einsatz, wenn beispielsweise eine Tragsäule ohne integrierte Steuereinheit verwendet wird oder wenn die in die Tragsäule integrierte Steuereinheit defekt ist. Mittels der erfindungsgemäßen Steuereinheit kann außerdem nicht nur die Antriebseinrichtung einer Operationstischplatte angesteuert werden, sondern es kann auch eine Ansteuerung einer entsprechenden Antriebseinrichtung einer Tragsäule erfolgen, beispielsweise zu deren Höhenverstellung.By means of the designed as a separate unit control unit, the drive means of an operating table top can also be activated when it is released from the support column. Thus, the table top sections can be adjusted even when the operating table top is placed on a trolley, for example. The power supply of the drive device is provided by the separate control unit, which has a power supply unit for this purpose. By means of the construction according to the invention, it is in particular unnecessary to integrate an accumulator in the operating table top and to check its charge state at regular intervals. Rather, the operating table top need only comprise the drive means for its adjustment in a manner known per se, while the control unit according to the invention provides the means to control and supply the electromotive drive means of the operating table top. The use of the control unit according to the invention is not limited to cases in which the operating table top is detached from the support column and rests on a trolley, it is also used when, for example, a support column without integrated control unit is used or if in the support column integrated control unit is defective. By means of the control unit according to the invention, moreover, not only the drive device of an operating table top can be actuated, but also a control of a corresponding drive device of a support column can take place, for example for its height adjustment.

Die in die erfindungsgemäße Steuereinheit integrierte Spannungsversorgungseinheit kann ein an die Netzspannung anschließbares Netzteil aufweisen. Eine derartige Konstruktion ist insbesondere dann von Vorteil, wenn die Steuereinheit ortsfest betrieben wird, beispielsweise in einem Vorraum eines Operationssaales, so daß unabhängig von der meist ortsfest im Operationssaal angeordneten Tragsäule die verschwenkbaren Tischplattenabschnitte der noch auf den Transportwagen aufgesetzten Operationstischplatte zur Vorbereitung einer Operation eingestellt werden können.The power supply unit integrated in the control unit according to the invention can have a power supply unit which can be connected to the mains voltage. Such a construction is particularly advantageous when the control unit is operated stationary, for example, in an anteroom of an operating room, so that regardless of the usually stationary in the operating room arranged support column, the pivotable table top sections of the still placed on the trolley operating table top are set to prepare for surgery can.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist vorgesehen, daß die Spannungsversorgungseinheit einen Akkumulator umfaßt. Dies ist insbesondere dann von Vorteil, wenn die Steuereinheit an einem zentralen Aufbewahrungsort gelagert wird, denn dieser Aufbewahrungsort kann gleichzeitig dem Wiederaufladen der Akkumulatoren dienen, so daß jederzeit eine vollständige Einsatzbereitschaft der Steuereinheit gewährleistet ist.In a particularly preferred embodiment it is provided that the power supply unit comprises an accumulator. This is particularly advantageous if the control unit is stored at a central repository, because this repository can simultaneously serve the recharging of the batteries, so that at any time a complete operational readiness of the control unit is guaranteed.

Die Handhabung der Steuereinheit wird bei einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform dadurch verbessert, daß der Akkumulator mit einem Gehäuse der Steuereinheit lösbar verbindbar ist. Dadurch kann der Akkumulator auf einfache Weise von der Steuereinheit getrennt und mit einem Ladegerät verbunden werden.The handling of the control unit is improved in an advantageous embodiment in that the accumulator is detachably connectable to a housing of the control unit. Thereby, the accumulator can be easily separated from the control unit and connected to a charger.

Bevorzugt ist die Steuereinheit als tragbares Steuergerät ausgestaltet, so daß sie beispielsweise bei Bedarf von einem Transportwagen transportiert werden kann, auf den eine Operationstischplatte aufgesetzt wurde.Preferably, the control unit is designed as a portable control unit, so that it can be transported, for example, if necessary by a trolley on which an operating table top has been placed.

Die Verstellung der Tischplattenabschnitte erfolgt üblicherweise mit Hilfe eines Eingabeelementes, das elektrisch oder optisch mit der Tragsäule gekoppelt ist, die die Antriebseinrichtung der Operationstischplatte aufnimmt. Bei in die Operationstischplatte integrierter Antriebseinrichtung, wie sie für den Einsatz der erfindungsgemäßen Steuereinheit vorgesehen ist, kann das Eingabeelement ebenfalls in die Operationstischplatte integriert sein. Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausgestaltung ist allerdings vorgesehen, daß die Steuereinheit ein Eingabeelement sowie eine elektrisch und/oder optisch mit dem Eingabeelement gekoppelte Ansteuerelektronik zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung der Operationstischplatte aufweist. In die Operationstischplatte integrierte Ansteuermittel können somit entfallen.The adjustment of the tabletop sections is usually carried out by means of an input element which is electrically or optically coupled to the support column, which receives the drive means of the operating table top. When integrated into the operating table top drive device, as provided for the use of the control unit according to the invention, the input element may also be integrated into the operating table top. In a particularly preferred embodiment, however, it is provided that the control unit has an input element and an electrically and / or optically coupled to the input element control electronics for controlling the drive means of the operating table top. In the operating table integrated drive means can thus be omitted.

Das zur Bedienung der Antriebseinrichtung der Operationstischplatte vorgesehene Eingabeelement kann beispielsweise als in das Gehäuse der Steuereinheit integrierte Tastatur ausgebildet sein. Vom Bedienungspersonal können über die Tastatur die notwendigen Steuerbefehle in die Steuereinheit eingegeben werden. Die Steuerbefehle werden dann mittels der Ansteuerelektronik an die Antriebseinrichtung der elektromotorisch verstellbaren Operationstischplatte weitergegeben.The input element provided for operating the drive device of the operating table top can be designed, for example, as a keyboard integrated in the housing of the control unit. The operating personnel can enter the necessary control commands into the control unit via the keyboard. The control commands are then transmitted by means of the control electronics to the drive means of the electric motor-operated operating table top.

Alternativ oder ergänzend kann vorgesehen sein, daß das Eingabeelement eine Fernsteuerung umfaßt, die mittels eines Verbindungskabels mit der Ansteuerelektronik elektrisch verbunden ist.Alternatively or additionally, it may be provided that the input element comprises a remote control, which is electrically connected by means of a connecting cable to the control electronics.

Die Kopplung zwischen Eingabeelement und Ansteuerelektronik der erfindungsgemäßen Steuereinheit kann in vorteilhafter Weise auch über Infrarot- oder Funksignale erfolgen. So kann beispielsweise vorgesehen sein, daß das Eingabeelement eine Infrarot-Fernbedienung umfaßt, so daß ein Verbindungskabel zur Steuereinheit entfallen kann.The coupling between input element and control electronics of the control unit according to the invention can be carried out in an advantageous manner via infrared or radio signals. For example, it may be provided that the input element comprises an infrared remote control, so that a connection cable to the control unit can be omitted.

Die nachfolgende Beschreibung einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung dient im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung der näheren Erläuterung.The following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention serves in conjunction with the drawings for further explanation.

Die Zeichnung zeigt in schematischer Darstellung eine erfindungsgemäße Steuereinheit zur Ansteuerung der Antriebseinrichtung einer elektromotorisch verstellbaren Operationstischplatte, die auf einen Transportwagen aufgesetzt ist.The drawing shows a schematic representation of an inventive control unit for controlling the drive means of an electric motor-operated operating table top, which is placed on a trolley.

In der Zeichnung ist eine Operationstischplatte mit den Bezugszeichen 20 belegt. Diese umfaßt in an sich bekannter Weise mehrere relativ zueinander verschwenkbare Tischplattenabschnitte in Form eines Basisabschnitts 21, eines Rückenteils 22 und eines Fußteils 23. Der Basisabschnitt 21 ist sowohl mit einem Transportwagen 40, wie in der Zeichnung dargestellt, als auch mit einer Tragsäule 30 lösbar verbindbar. Das Rückenteil 22 und das Fußteil 23 sind am Basisabschnitt 21 angelenkt und können relativ zu diesem um horizontale Achsen 24 bzw. 25 verschwenkt werden. Die Verschwenkrichtung wird in der Zeichnung durch die Pfeile 26 und 27 angedeutet. Zusätzlich kann die Operationstischplatte 20 in Längsrichtung relativ zum Transportwagen 40 verschoben werden, wie dies in der Zeichnung durch die Pfeile 28 und 29 angedeutet ist.In the drawing, an operating table top is designated by the reference numeral 20. This comprises in a conventional manner a plurality of relatively pivotable table top sections in the form of a base portion 21, a back portion 22 and a foot portion 23. The base portion 21 is detachably connectable both with a trolley 40, as shown in the drawing, as well as with a support column 30 , The back part 22 and the foot part 23 are hinged to the base portion 21 and can be pivoted relative to this about horizontal axes 24 and 25 respectively. The pivoting direction is indicated in the drawing by the arrows 26 and 27. In addition, the operating table top 20 may be displaced longitudinally relative to the trolley 40, as indicated in the drawing by the arrows 28 and 29.

Die Verstellung der Operationstischplatte 20 erfolgt mittels einer Antriebseinrichtung in Form eines an sich bekannten, in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten Elektroantriebes, der in die Operationstischplatte 20 integriert ist. Hierzu kann beispielsweise eine elektromotorische Getriebeeinheit zum Einsatz kommen, wie sie in der deutschen Offenlegungsschrift DE 41 38 319 A1 offenbart ist.The adjustment of the operating table top 20 by means of a drive device in the form of a known per se, not shown in the drawing electric drive, which is integrated into the operating table top 20. For this purpose, for example, an electromotive transmission unit can be used, as disclosed in the German patent application DE 41 38 319 A1.

Im Operationssaal wird die Operationstischplatte 20 vom Transportwagen 40 abgenommen und auf die Tragsäule 30 aufgesetzt, wobei die Tragsäule 30 an sich bekannte und in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellte Mittel zur Ansteuerung des Elektroantriebs der Operationstischplatte umfaßt, so daß die auf die Tragsäule 30 aufgesetzte Tischplatte 20 über die Tragsäule 30 verstellt werden kann. Zu diesem Zweck ist ein Eingabeeelement 32 vorgesehen, das über ein Verbindungskabel 33 elektrisch mit der Tragsäule 30 verbunden ist.In the operating room, the operating table top 20 is removed from the trolley 40 and placed on the support column 30, wherein the support column 30 includes per se known and not shown in the drawing means for controlling the electric drive of the operating table top, so that the patch on the support column 30 table top 20 via the support column 30 can be adjusted. For this purpose, an input element 32 is provided, which is electrically connected to the support column 30 via a connecting cable 33.

Ist die Operationstischplatte 20, wie in der Zeichnung dargestellt, von der Tragsäule 30 abgenommen und beispielsweise auf den Transportwagen 40 aufgesetzt, so können die in die Tragsäule 30 integrierten Mittel zur Ansteuerung des Elektroantriebs der Operationstischplatte nicht zum Einsatz kommen. Stattdessen wird die Operationstischplatte 20 elektrisch mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Steuergerät 10 verbunden, mit dessen Hilfe der Elektroantrieb der Tischplatte 20 unabhängig von der Tragsäule 30 angesteuert und mit Spannung versorgt werden kann. Die elektrische Verbindung zwischen Steuergerät 10 und Operationstischplatte 20 erfolgt über eine Anschlußleitung 14, an deren freiem Ende ein in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellter elektrischer Steckverbinder angeordnet ist, der mit einem entsprechenden Anschlußteil der Tischplatte 20 verbunden werden kann. Hierzu kann beispielsweise eine Buchsen-Steckerverbindung zum Einsatz kommen.If the operating table top 20, as shown in the drawing, removed from the support column 30 and, for example, placed on the trolley 40, so integrated into the support column 30 means for controlling the electric drive of the operating table top can not be used. Instead, the operating table top 20 is electrically connected to the control unit 10 according to the invention, by means of which the electric drive of the table top 20 are controlled independently of the support column 30 and supplied with voltage can. The electrical connection between the control unit 10 and the operating table top 20 via a connection line 14, at its free end a not shown in the drawing electrical connector is arranged, which can be connected to a corresponding terminal part of the table top 20. For this purpose, for example, a female plug connection can be used.

Das Steuergerät 10 ist tragbar ausgebildet und weist ein Gehäuse 15 mit einem Tragegriff 16 auf. In das Gehäuse 15 ist ein Akkumulator 11 integriert, so daß das Steuergerät 10 netzunabhängig betrieben werden kann. Alternativ oder ergänzend kann auch ein Netzteil vorgesehen sein, so daß das Steuergerät 10 unmittelbar an die Netzspannung anschließbar ist.The control unit 10 is designed to be portable and has a housing 15 with a carrying handle 16. In the housing 15, an accumulator 11 is integrated, so that the control unit 10 can be operated independently of the mains. Alternatively or additionally, a power supply can be provided, so that the controller 10 is directly connected to the mains voltage.

Von Vorteil ist es, wenn in das Gehäuse 15 des Steuergeräts 10 zusätzlich ein Ladegerät für den Akkumulator 11 integriert ist, mit dessen Hilfe der Akkumulator 11 jederzeit geladen werden kann, sofern das Steuergerät 10 an die Netzspannung angeschlossen wird, ohne daß hierzu der Akkumulator 11 dem Gehäuse 15 entnommen werden muß. Eine derartige Ausgestaltung ermöglicht es insbesondere, das Steuergerät 10 sowohl netzabhängig als auch netzunabhängig zu betreiben.It is advantageous if in the housing 15 of the controller 10 in addition a charger for the accumulator 11 is integrated, with the help of the accumulator 11 can be charged at any time, provided that the controller 10 is connected to the mains voltage, without requiring the accumulator 11th the housing 15 must be removed. Such a configuration makes it possible in particular to operate the control unit 10 both network-dependent and independent of the network.

Zur Eingabe von Steuerbefehlen weist das Steuergerät 10 eine in der Zeichnung stark vergrößert dargestellte Eingabetastatur 12 auf mit mehreren Eingabetasten 17.For inputting control commands, the control unit 10 has an input keyboard 12, shown greatly enlarged in the drawing, with a plurality of input keys 17.

Das Steuergerät 10 weist außerdem eine Ansteuerelektronik 13 auf, die elektrisch mit der Eingabetastatur 12 verbunden ist und der Ansteuerung des in die Operationstischplatte 20 integrierten Elektroantriebs dient.The control unit 10 also has a control electronics 13, which is electrically connected to the input keyboard 12th is connected and the control of the integrated into the operating table top 20 electric drive is used.

Mittels des Steuergeräts 10 kann die Operationstischplatte 20 unabhängig von der Tragsäule 30 verstellt werden. Hierzu ist es lediglich erforderlich, die Steuereinheit mittels der Anschlußleitung 14 mit der Operationstischplatte 20 elektrisch zu verbinden. Das Steuergerät 10 stellt dann sowohl die Spannungsversorgung für den Elektroantrieb der Operationstischplatte 20 zur Verfügung als auch die notwendigen Bedienungselemente in Form der Eingabetastatur 17 und der Ansteuerelektronik 13 zur Ansteuerung des Elektroantriebs, so daß beispielsweise das Rückenteil 22 und das Fußteil 23 um die Achsen 24 bzw. 25 verschwenkt werden können. Da die Spannungsversorgung des Elektroantriebs der Operationstischplatte 20 von dem als separate Baueinheit ausgebildeten Steuergerät 10 zur Verfügung gestellt wird, ist es nicht erforderlich, die Operationstischplatte 20 mit einem Spannungsversorgungsteil auszustatten. Letzteres wird vielmehr von dem Steuergerät 10 zur Verfügung gestellt, das für eine Vielzahl von Operationstischplatten genutzt werden kann. Dies hat eine beträchtliche Kostenminderung zur Folge.By means of the control unit 10, the operating table top 20 can be adjusted independently of the support column 30. For this purpose, it is only necessary to electrically connect the control unit by means of the connecting line 14 with the operating table top 20. The control unit 10 then provides both the power supply for the electric drive of the operating table top 20 and the necessary controls in the form of the input keyboard 17 and the control electronics 13 for controlling the electric drive, so that for example the back part 22 and the foot part 23 about the axes 24 and 25 can be pivoted. Since the power supply of the electric drive of the operating table top 20 is provided by the control unit 10 formed as a separate unit, it is not necessary to equip the operating table top 20 with a power supply part. The latter is provided by the control unit 10, which can be used for a variety of operating table tops. This results in a considerable cost reduction.

Die erfindungsgemäßen Steuergeräte können zentral gelagert werden, wodurch wiederum eine regelmäßige Kontrolle des Ladezustands der Akkumulatoren vereinfacht wird. Durch das erfindungsgemäße Steuergerät wird somit sichergestellt, daß auch von der Tragsäule 30 abgenommene Operationstischplatten 20 jederzeit elektromotorisch verstellt werden können.The control devices according to the invention can be stored centrally, which in turn facilitates a regular check of the state of charge of the accumulators. By the control device according to the invention is thus ensured that even removed from the support column 30 operating table 20 can be adjusted at any time by electric motor.

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  1. Control unit for controlling a drive device of an operating table top which can be adjusted by an electric motor and releasably connected with a support column, characterised in that the control unit is structured as a separate module which can be connected electrically with the operating table top (20), adjustable by an electric motor, and which comprises a power supply unit for the drive device of the operating table top (20).
  2. Control unit according to claim 1, characterised in that the power supply unit has an accumulator (11).
  3. Control unit according to claim 2, characterised in that the accumulator (11) is releasably connectable with a housing (15) of the control unit (10).
  4. Control unit according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that the control unit is formed as a portable control module (10).
  5. Control unit according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that the control unit (10) has an input element (12) and control electronics (13) connected electrically and/or optically with the input element (12) for controlling the drive device of the operating table top (20).
  6. Control unit according to claim 5, characterised in that the input element has a keypad (12) integrated in a housing (15) of the control unit (10).
  7. Control unit according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the input element comprises a remote control which is electrically connected to the control electronics by means of a connection cable.
  8. Control unit according to claim 5, 6 or 7, characterised in that the input element has an infrared remote control.
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