G16H 40/60 - Definition
Definition statement
This subclass covers:
ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces.
Relationship between large subject matter areas
This group covers aspects of the operation of medical equipment or devices where the focus is on the processing of medical or healthcare data, which results in transformation of said data.
The operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces, without transformation of medical or healthcare data, is covered by the relevant subclasses of class A61.
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Computer-aided surgery | A61B 34/00 |
Computer interface arrangements | G06F 3/00, G06F 13/00 |
Graphic user interfaces per se | G06F 3/048 |
Client/server computer systems | G06F 15/163 |
Transmission of digital information in general | H04L |
Glossary of terms
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
operation | covers also monitoring or control |
local | relates to operation by which (i) the patient, (ii) the medical equipment or device, and (iii) the medical practitioner or operator are in a single geographically enclosed area |
remote | relates to operation by which (i) the patient, (ii) the medical equipment or device, or (iii) the medical practitioner or operator are geographically separated |
transformation | of medical or healthcare data, means any contextual, content-related or structural transformation of said data |