G16H 40/60 - Definition fr

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