Medical technology device and medical technology device arrangement

Abstract

The invention concerns a medical technology device for treatment of the human or animal body, comprising at least one electrical plug connector which is adapted to be connected to a complementary counterpart plug connector of a further medical technology device and which in an active position is arranged projecting upwardly at the top side of the device. To provide a medical technology device which can be used both as an individual device and also in conjunction with a second device as a device arrangement and which in that respect satisfies existing safety and aesthetic demands, it is provided in accordance with the invention that the plug connector is adapted to be movable from the active position into a passive position, wherein in the passive position the plug connector is removed from the top side of the device and the top side is closed in substantially fluid-tight relationship.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2008 047 339.1, filed Sep. 15, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention concerns a medical technology device for treatment of the human or animal body, comprising at least one electrical plug connector which is adapted to be connected to a complementary counterpart plug connector of a further medical technology device and which in an active position is arranged projecting upwardly at the top side of the device.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]For many years now the many different possible uses of medical technology have led to a large number of specialised end devices such as for example high frequency generators, ultrasound generators or argon plasma units. In order always to provide the physician with an optimum device for various uses, multifunctional devices or device arrangements have been developed. In...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]Therefore the object of the present invention is to provide a medical technology device which can be used both as an individual device and also in conjunction with a second device as a device arrangement and in that respect satisfies existing safety and aesthetic demands.

[0008]The solution according to the invention has the advantage that the medical technology device can be very easily converted between an individual operating mode and a combination operating mode. The possible uses of the device according to the invention are thus considerably enhanced because it can now be used both as an individual device and also as a combination device.

[0010]Thus the medical technology device can have at least one lift unit by which the plug connector is movably connected to the rest of the device. That has the advantage that the plug connector and therewith the medical technology device can be particularly easily and quickly converted between the active and the passive positions. In particular the lift unit can have a prismatic joint, by means of which the plug connector is movable substantially linearly from the active position into the passive position. One or more cables connected to electric contacts of the plug connector lead to the plug connector. It has been found that the linear movement of the prismatic joint is particularly well suited for carefully passing the cable to the plug connector. It will be appreciated that alternatively the lift unit can also have a rotary joint coupling or any other form of joint coupling.

[0013]In a further advantageous configuration the device can have at least one drive means which urges the plug connector from the passive position in the direction of the active position. That has the advantage that the plug connector automatically moves from the passive position which involves poor access, in the interior of the medical technology device, into the active position. By way of example a spring element such as a compression coil spring can be used as the drive means.

Problems solved by technology

The problem which arises with all known device arrangements is that the devices cannot be used, or at least cannot both be used, as an individual device.

At least in one of the devices, electrical contacts are exposed in the uncoupled condition so that existing medical device safety standards, for example in relation to protection from spray water, cannot be observed.

In addition the uncoupled individual devices generally do not meet the aesthetic demands which are usual nowadays.

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