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Medical work station with devices disposed in a double ceiling or a double floor of an operating room

Details

Inventors: Rattner, Manfred; Malter, Bernd;
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE)
Primary Examiner: Friedman; Carl D.
Assistant Examiner: Horton; Yvonne M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schiff Hardin & Waite

A medical workstation is contained in an operating room having one or both of a double ceiling and a double floor. The medical devices forming the medical workstation are disposed in the double ceiling or in the double floor, or are distributed so that some are disposed in the double ceiling and some are disposed in the double floor. The devices are thus arranged so as not to present a hinderance to operating personnel in the operating room. A connection unit for the medical devices projects into the operating room from the double ceiling or from the double floor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A medical workstation comprising: an operating room having a double structure selected from the group consisting of a double ceiling and a double floor; and a plurality of medical devices disposed in at least one of said double ceiling and said double floor.
2.
A medical workstation as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said medical devices has an auxiliary unit selected from the group of an applicator and operating and display station, and wherein said medical workstation further comprises a connection unit having at least one connector for making a connection to said auxiliary unit, and a mount for said connecting unit projecting from said double structure.
3.
A medical workstation as claimed in claim 2 wherein said connection unit is connected to a group of medical devices in said plurality of medical devices, said group of medical devices being fewer in number than said plurality of medical devices, and wherein said group of medical devices is movable within said double structure and wherein said connection unit is co-movable in said operating room together with said group of medical devices.
4.
A medical workstation as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an adjustable mount for said connection unit allowing selected positioning of said connection unit within said operating room.
5.
A medical workstation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one additional device selected from the group of devices consisting of a climate control device and an air circulation device, and wherein said at least one additional device is disposed in at least one of said double ceiling and said double floor.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.
Field of the Invention The invention is directed to a medical workstation formed by a number of interconnected medical devices.
2.
Description of the Prior Art Medical workstations of the above type usually have stand-alone units, for example device cabinets, that accept the various medical devices, for example an RF device or an ultrasound device

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