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EP2088983B1 - Konsole für vorrichtungen und zahnpflegegerät - Google Patents

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EP2088983B1
EP2088983B1 EP07848168.6A EP07848168A EP2088983B1 EP 2088983 B1 EP2088983 B1 EP 2088983B1 EP 07848168 A EP07848168 A EP 07848168A EP 2088983 B1 EP2088983 B1 EP 2088983B1
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Arto Huotari
Jari Koponen
Mika Tarvainen
Lauri Nordlund
Christian De Godzinsky
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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
    • A61G15/00—Operating chairs; Dental chairs; Accessories specially adapted therefor, e.g. work stands
    • A61G15/14—Dental work stands; Accessories therefor
    • A61G15/16—Storage, holding or carrying means for dental handpieces or the like

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  • the invention relates to dental care units. Especially, the invention relates to device holder units of dental care units, in which devices needed in dental care can be stored during treatment. Most particularly, the invention relates to a device holder unit in the use of a dental assistant, which unit typically comprises a so-called suction holder unit, but is also applicable to a device holder unit in the use of a dentist.
  • the device holder units typically include arranged side by side several device-places, which comprise device holders.
  • instruments e.g. a micro motor/a turbine (a drill), a scaler, a curing unit, a syringe etc.
  • suction devices for removing saliva and byproducts of treatment from the mouth.
  • the instruments and the suction devices are connected to the central unit of the dental care unit by hoses.
  • the hoses of the suction devices are typically semi-rigid tubes, whereby they can be used for suction purpose by means of negative pressure created at the other end.
  • the hoses of the instruments can include, according to the instrument type, inter alia, water connections, air connections and electric wires.
  • the device holder unit or console is typically a device in the use of either the dental assistant or the dentist, in which one may place devices and from which they are easily taken into use for operations. Most typically, the device holders are set side by side in the holder unit.
  • an open holder refers to a holder from which the device as well as its hose can be freely removed.
  • a closed holder refers to a holder from which the device can be removed so that its hose still passes trough the holder.
  • the holders for instruments and suction devices have unique properties of their own, inter alia, with respect to the geometry of their holding zone and different hose thickness required by different device types.
  • the dental care units commonly include such a functionality that, when the device is removed from its holder, the dental care unit identifies removal of the device and performs some preparatory actions, e.g. starts a suction pump located downstream of the suction hose.
  • This function can be called activation.
  • the device console thus has to include detectors for detecting if the device lies in its holder or not.
  • activating a device of a dental care unit refers to a measure in which the user takes one device from the console and the dental care unit identifies this as a choice of the device. Identifying is a necessary step in case there are more than one such a device to choose which are controlled by a single control or in case activation of the device relates to some automatically starting action.
  • the identification of activation can be implemented in many different ways. Most commonly used are the following identification techniques
  • Microswitch identification is based on a button, locating in the holder, which is pressed by an instrument or a suction head when being placed in the holder.
  • the microswitch can only be utilised in open holders from which the hose is removed for the duration of use. In through-rolling holders, the hoses may cause faulty identifications when hitting the microswitch.
  • the inductive/capacitive identification is based on recognising the electric properties of the device. It functions in open as well as closed holders but requires that the device to be identified and/or its hose is especially designed for this purpose because, e.g. electrically nonconductive material cannot be detected by this method (e.g. suction heads/scaler handpieces).
  • Prior art optical methods can only be used in open holders, since when the hose of the device rolls through a closed holder, no such substantial change occurs in the surroundings of the holder which could be reliably detectable by a light port, for example.
  • One prior art arrangement having a first means to identify that an instrument has been lifted from its holder and a second means to identify the instrument has been presented in patent application published under number DE 195 08 481 .
  • the most suitable arrangement for each device and respective device holder is always chosen according to the properties of the device and the device holder, and also taking into consideration the cost effects of the arrangement.
  • This, and the other functions and properties mentioned above related to the device holder and the devices, set limitations for the conceivable places for the devices in the console.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an improved device console as further disclosed in claim 1 for dental care units, especially for facilitating the work of dental care personnel and for enhancing the versatility of the console, and a dental care unit comprising an improved device console.
  • a device console (device holder unit) according to the invention comprises at least two device-places, which device-places are arranged such that at least two devices used in dental care, or two different device types, can be fitted in the device console.
  • Each device-place further comprises a device holder for keeping the device in place in the device console.
  • the order of the devices or device types in the device console is changeable and the device holder unit comprises means for identifying the device set in the device-place, or its type, when the device is set in the holder. The identification of the device/device type is performed especially by means of optical sensors capable of colour separation.
  • the device console comprises e.g.
  • a dental care unit comprises at least one device console as well as a central unit in which device hoses for using devices needed in dental care, to be set in the device holders of the device console, are connected. Said device hoses and their respective device holders are typically designed for at least two different device types, such as suction devices and instruments, to be connected to the dental care unit.
  • the device console comprises means for identifying the device, or its type, set in the device-place when the device is set in the holder. Identification of the device or its type is based on a specific colour identifier (or lack of a colour identifier) placed in the device or especially preferably in the device hose. In the system of two device types, there should thus be an identifier in the devices or hoses of the other device type at least.
  • the identifier is a colour code arranged to the end of the device hose close to the device, i.e. it is arranged to an area which remains inside or in proximity of the device holder when the device lies in its place.
  • a sensor capable of colour separation is used as identification means, such as a light source - detector configuration utilising two or several different wavelength ranges.
  • the sensor is located in the device holder unit such that light emitted by the light source/sources is arranged to reflect or scatter from the device set in the device holder, or from its hose, to the detector.
  • the colour identifier is e.g. on the suction hoses, there is no need to use a separate identifier in the instrument hoses.
  • the invention thus enables identification of not only the device type order but also the order of individual devices.
  • the identifier is most preferably local, whereby it is detected only when the device lies still in its holder. Contrary to e.g. a light port or a mechanical switch, such an identification arrangement is also applicable to be used in the case of closed device holders, because the change in activation mode is detected when the hose is being pulled out (the identifier exits from the vicinity of the sensor).
  • the device holders are detachable from the housing, whereby there are arranged in the housing means for receiving device holders re-detachably.
  • identification of the device type prevents changing of the device order in the console leading to an incorrect activation identification signal and thus to an incorrect activation of a device.
  • means according to the invention for identifying the type of a device set in the device holder is applicable for identifying at the same time if the device is in its place in the holder or removed from it. Therefore, no separate activation identifiers are needed.
  • the term 'device type' primarily refers to the division commonly used in dental care for separating suction devices and instruments. After reading a detailed description of the invention, those skilled in the art understand that the invention can be applied more extensively also in the case of other divisions of device types. Furthermore, the invention can also be used for identifying individual devices in the device console (e.g. for distinguishing two instruments of the same type, such as two turbines, from each other).
  • suction devices are almost always set in closed device holders, because the quite rigid hoses of them may thus be kept under better control during treatment.
  • Above-described deficiencies relating to identification technique have, nevertheless, limited changing the placing order of devices in the console.
  • instrument consoles which are used by the dentist.
  • typical instruments of the dentist such as a drill, a syringe, a dental imaging camera, a UV curer or corresponding special instruments, can be handled totally as device types of their own.
  • An optical sensor capable of colour separation refers here primarily to a sensor which is capable of spectrally separating surfaces of different colours, i.e. at least two surfaces of different colours, from each other. Such a sensor thus utilises, in addition to the intensity of a reflected or scattered ray, also information on the spectral intensity distribution of the ray.
  • Fig. 1 shows one device console 10 to which, by means of an example, five device holders 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are connected.
  • the holders 12 and 13 are typical open instrument holders and they are shown in the figure as turned at different angles.
  • the holders 14 and 15 are typical open suction device holders, which are also shown in different positions.
  • the holder 16 is a closed suction device holder, which differs from the open holders by that the hose passing through the holder does not come off the holder during use of the device but 'rolls' over a roller arranged in it.
  • Fig. 6 demonstrates, by means of an example, one possible console configuration with devices connected to it.
  • the device holders are designated with letters A-E.
  • the holders C and D are open, the others are closed.
  • Suction devices (dark ones) are designated with letters I n , whereas instruments with letters in.
  • the arrow at the bottom of the figure depicts the possibility of changing the order of device holders.
  • the holder order configurable by the user necessitates that in each device-place there is an identification means which is capable of identifying suction hoses/suction devices and instrument hoses/instruments from each other.
  • identification means which is capable of identifying suction hoses/suction devices and instrument hoses/instruments from each other.
  • By simple optical or mechanical identification i.e. by switches, by light ports or by solely measuring the intensity of reflection, one is not able to get the desired end result.
  • Use of light ports and mechanical switches is ruled out by the fact that the geometry of the suction hoses/suction devices and the instrument hoses/instruments is quite similar.
  • a reflection does not separate the devices from each other as their level of gloss-level may vary quite freely.
  • the simultaneous identification of the device type and activation mode is not attained in closed holders: a reflection would occur regardless whether the hose as a whole lies in the holder or is pulled out.
  • An applicable detector can be manufactured in many different ways.
  • the basic principle is to send light towards the device or the hose of the device by a first element and to detect reflected light by a second element.
  • the elements are mutually arranged such that appropriately different colour surfaces give a different response at the detector.
  • the elements can be narrow or broadband or e.g. double channel (two sources with different bands). From the signal of the detector, a certain wavelength or band or several wavelengths or bands is/are selected, out of which the colour of the reflective surface can be deduced. Most preferably, identification is done by comparing intensities of two wavelength bands with each other.
  • one embodiment utilises two light sources 206, 208 (306, 308) of a different wavelength range, preferably LED lights, and a detector 210 (310) sensitive to these wavelength ranges, preferably a photodiode.
  • the light sources 206, 208 (306, 308) and the detector 210 (310) are located such that light emitted by the light sources is arranged to reflect from the device set in the device holder 202 (302), or from its hose, to the detector.
  • Light from the light sources can be directed in a desired direction by means of a prism 218 (318) or some other optical conductor.
  • the prism may be, in a way shown by the figures, common for both light sources and double, whereby one accomplishes an extremely compact sensor structure.
  • Components and other electronics that may be required can be placed on a circuit board 228 (328).
  • the optics unit thus obtained is placed in a module 204, (304) to be arranged in the device console.
  • the module In the module, there is an opening or openings 222 for light.
  • the module may be placed in a support 224 (324) of the console.
  • the device holder 202 (302) is placed into proximity of the module such that an optical connection with the device or hose placeable in the holder remains.
  • the legs of the light sources 206, 208 (206, 308) are attached on the circuit board 208 (308) (not shown).
  • the implementation and assembly providing the desired effect may vary even considerably from the one shown in the figures.
  • the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 comprises a transmitter 58 implemented with a white LED, whose signal is evaluated by means of two pairs of very close located photodiodes 59 and filtered for blue and red light. This technique has proven favourable and functioning.
  • wavelength ranges clearly apart from each other are used, e.g. blue and red light, and correspondingly blue or red identifiers.
  • a sensor applicable to reliably separate even more colours.
  • the colour identifiers are preferably plastic or metal sleeves or labels placed on the device-hose or connector or around them, whereby 360° identification is possible.
  • the staining of the sleeves may be performed in a way known as such, e.g. by painting or anodising.
  • the specular reflection of their identifiable wavelength is preferably at least 1%, most preferably at least 10%.
  • measuring can also be based on scattering of light from a surface or even on a secondary light i.e. fluorescence or phosphorescence.
  • the 'depth vision' of the optical sensoring is limited, preferably e.g. with an arrangement as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 , in order for the sensors 40, 50 not to pick up error signals e.g. from the clothes of the care personnel, or the like, which fall in the vicinity of the holder.
  • the depth of vision of the optical sensor is limited to the area of a holder 42. Limiting the depth vision according to Figs. 4 and 5 is based on the angular position of the beams 44, 54 of the light sources and a beam 46, 56 seen by the detector with respect to each other. The angle is preferably 2-45°, typically 5-25°.
  • the length D of the identification area can be e.g. 1-3 cm, i.e. of the same order of magnitude as the diameter of the hoses and the holder.
  • the spread angle of the beams is limited preferably by means of a collimator or collimators set between the components and the target.
  • the collimators are preferably located in the housing or connecting elements of the sensor, or in the shell of the console. In Fig. 5 , the collimators are designated with reference numbers 51 and 52. In the middle of the beam, also the intensity is at its highest and undesired azimuthal reflections can be minimised.
  • the dental care unit can be arranged to automatically learn, or identification of the device types can be taught to it in a situation in which all suction and instrument hoses are in their places.
  • the dental care unit may identify targets strongly reflecting a certain colour, e.g. blue, as suction hoses and ones reflecting e.g. grey scales (e.g. blue and red) as instruments.
  • the apparatus preferably comprises a button, during pressing of which the learning is performed.
  • learning may take place e.g. in connection with starting the apparatus or in connection with some other specified operation (e.g. the change of the handedness of the device and/or the running of the dental chair to a treatment position).
  • the operation of the identifiers may change if the target to be identified is in a position substantially deviated from vertical with respect to the sensor. If the device holder is turnable, the sensor may be arranged turnable along with that, e.g. such as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 . Thus, the identification set may be assembled on individual cards which are mutually in a bus. The optical parts of the detector may be left under a cover or a lens, whereby the device will be easily cleanable.
  • Figs. 7a and 7b show, by way of examples, placing identification modules 73 in the device console.
  • Each module is arranged as a unit rotating separately in the vertical direction such that the sensoring turns together with a device holder 71 connected to it.
  • Reference number 75 designates a spring which is arranged to lock the connecting elements of the device holder 71 in the module 73.
  • the electric control of the sensor is preferably performed such that it includes compensating ambient light (e.g. sun light and room lighting) in order to avoid error identifications.
  • Sun light and light of the bulbs can be compensated by using short identification periods and by compensating the 'DC light', i.e. the light component that stays substantially constant, from the detector signal.
  • Fluorescent lamp light can, again, be eliminated from the result by taking two measurements by the detector in quick succession (considering the oscillation frequency of light, gen. 50/60 Hz), out of which one measurements produces a comparison result and the other one a measurement result.
  • a signal is transmitted by a desired light source. When these are deducted from each other, the residual is substantially the contribution of the light source.
  • the measurement is repeated for all the wavelength bands used, preferably with a continuous cycle.
  • the pulses of the light sources can be kept very short or at least their flicker frequency be adjusted to be undetectable by the eye.
  • the measuring electronics preferably comprises adjustable attenuation by means of which the measured voltage produced by light received by a photodiode or some other sensor element will reach the desired region before its analogue-digital conversion and further processing.
  • the sensors are on a continuous identification mode or at least use a very quick periodical identification cycle, in order to identify activation of the device immediately after implementation (or return) and the desired control of the physical magnitudes related to the device (usually pressure or electric control) can be started (or ended).
  • the central unit preferably comprises a programmable unit in which information of the device type or the device related to each colour identifier may be programmed.
  • the central unit is arranged to utilise this information especially when it detects removal (return) of a device from some device-place, whereby it can (de)activate physical magnitudes related to this device-place.
  • the console may include light indicators to show the mode of each holder (the device in place/out of place).
  • the invention is especially suitable for device consoles and dental care units in which there are
  • An electric sensor again, emits to its environment disturbances of radio-frequency (EMC) which makes it poorly suitable as such for new products.
  • EMC radio-frequency
  • the electric sensor may also pick disturbing signals from the environment, whereby treatment is disturbed.
  • detachable instrument holders also their type can be identified, if desired, by some arrangement.
  • the identification technique described can be used, in addition to the case of conventional suction devices or instruments, also in the case of special devices and still unknown odontological devices.
  • a suction device which is provided with some dynamic device, such as a motor, a turbine, an intraoral camera, a light curer or a tartar removing scaler.
  • EP publication 0736288 suggests using impedance measured through the cord of the device for identifying the device.
  • a system for identifying a dental imaging camera is, again, described in FI publication 109521 .

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  1. Gerätehaltereinheit (10) für eine Zahnpflegeeinheit, die Geräteplätze in solch einer Weise aufweist, dass wenigstens zwei Geräte, die bei einer Zahnpflege verwendet werden, an der Gerätehaltereinheit eingerichtet werden können, und bei der
    - ein Geräteplatz einen Gerätehalter (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) aufweist, um einen Gerätesatz in einem Geräteplatz, in dessen Platz in der Gerätehaltereinheit, zu halten, und bei der
    - die Anordnung der Geräte in der Gerätehaltereinheit veränderbar ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    - in der Gerätehaltereinheit, ein Identifikationsmittel zum
    Identifizieren eines Gerätes oder einer Geräteart enthält, die in einen Geräteplatz eingesetzt wurde, wenn das Gerät in den Halter gesetzt wird, wobei das Identifikationsmittel optische Sensoren aufweist, die spektrale Oberflächen mit verschiedenen Farben unterscheiden können.
  2. Gerätehaltereinheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die optischen Sensoren angeordnet sind, um Licht in Richtung eines Geräts oder eines Schlauchs, der mit dem Gerät verbunden ist, durch ein erstes Element zu emittieren und um reflektiertes Licht durch ein zweites Element zu erfassen, wobei die Elemente gegenseitig angeordnet sind, so dass reflektierende Oberflächen mit verschiedenen Farben bei dem Identifikationsgerät eine unterschiedliche Rückmeldung geben.
  3. Gerätehaltereinheit nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sensor in die Gerätehaltereinheit eingesetzt ist, so dass das Licht, das durch das erste Element emittiert wird, eingerichtet ist, um vom Gerätesatz im Gerätehalter oder von deren Schlauch zu dem Identifikationsgerät reflektiert oder gestreut zu werden.
  4. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sensoren wenigstens zwei Lichtquellen, vorzugsweise LED-Lichter mit verschiedenen Wellenlängenbereichen, und einen Erfasser, der gegenüber diesen Wellenlängenbereichen empfindlich ist, und/oder eine Breitbandlichtquelle und einen Erfasser, der wenigstens zwei Wellenlängenbereichen unterscheiden kann, und/oder eine Lichtquelle, deren gesendetes Licht durch ein Prisma oder Prismen in Richtung der Geräte oder deren Schlauch gelenkt wird, aufweisen.
  5. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tiefensicht der Sensorik begrenzt ist, so dass die Länge der Identifikationsfläche einer Farbtrennung in der Größenordnung von 1-3cm ist, und/oder die Sensorik so verwirklicht wird, dass ein gesendeter und ein erfasster Strahl in Bezug aufeinander in einem Winkel sind, deren Winkel 2-45° ist, und/oder der Weg des Lichts, das von den optischen Sensoren verwendet wird, durch Kollimatoren begrenzt ist, um die effektive Identifikationsentfernung der Sensoren zu begrenzen.
  6. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in jedem Geräteplatz die Mittel zum Identifizieren der Art des Gerätesatzes in dem Gerätehalter vollständig oder grundsätzlich gleich sind, und/oder die Mittel zum Identifizieren der Art des Gerätesatzes in dem Gerätehalter außerdem zum Identifizieren, ob das Gerät in seinem Halter oder nicht liegt, eingerichtet sind.
  7. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    - die Gerätehalter abnehmbar sind
    - die Gerätehaltereinheit Mittel zum wiederabnehmbaren Erhalten der Gerätehalter aufweist, so dass deren Anordnung veränderbar ist.
  8. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dort wenigstens zwei Arten von Gerätehaltern sind, und dass die Arten von Haltern eingerichtet sind, um den Gerätearten zu entsprechen, und/oder dass wenigstens ein Gerätehalter geschlossen ist und wenigstens ein anderer Gerätehalter offen ist, und/oder wenigstens ein Gerätehalter für ein Absaugungsgerät und wenigstens ein Gerätehalter für ein Instrument gestaltet ist, und/oder die Gerätehaltereinheit Geräteplätze für wenigstens zwei verschiedene Gerätearten, so wie Absaugungsgeräte und Instrumente, aufweist.
  9. Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sensoren eingerichtet sind, um wenigstens zwei, vorzugsweise wenigstens drei spektrale Farboberflächen mit verschiedenen Farben voneinander unterscheiden zu können.
  10. Zahnpflegeeinheit, die aufweist:
    - eine Gerätehaltereinheit, die wenigstens zwei Geräteplätze aufweist, und
    - eine Zentraleinheit, in der Geräteschläuche verbunden sind, wobei die Geräteschläuche für wenigstens zwei der Zahnheilkundegeräte gestaltet sind, die mit der Zentraleinheit über die Geräteschläuche verbunden werden sollen und in der Gerätehaltereinheit platzierbar sein sollen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    - in wenigstens einem Geräteschlauch oder einem damit verbundenen Gerät eine Farbkennung ist, und
    - die Geräteplätze der Gerätehaltereinheit mit optischen Sensoren, die spektrale Oberflächen mit verschiedenen Farben unterscheiden können, versehen sind, deren Sensoren eingerichtet sind, um eine Farbkennung, die in einem Geräteschlauch oder einem Gerät eingerichtet ist, das mit dem Geräteschlauch verbunden ist, zu identifizieren, wenn das Gerät in die Gerätehaltereinheit eingesetzt ist.
  11. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gerätehaltereinheit eine Gerätehaltereinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1-9 ist.
  12. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach Anspruch 10 oder 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass wenigstens einer der Geräteschläuche ein Absaugungsschlauch für ein Absauggerät ist und wenigstens ein anderer ein Instrumentenschlauch für ein Instrument ist, und dass die Zahnpflegeeinheit mithilfe der Sensoren eingerichtet ist, um wenigstens die Arten der fraglichen Schläuche oder die Arten der Geräte, die mit ihnen verbunden sind, zu identifizieren und/oder auch, um die Geräte zu spezifizieren.
  13. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 10-12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie einige Geräteschläuche und/oder einige Absauggeräteschläuche aufweist und dass sie mithilfe von den Sensoren und den Farbkennungen, die wenigstens in Teilen der Schläuche oder den Geräten eingerichtet sind, die mit ihnen verbunden sind, eingerichtet ist, um die Geräte, die mit den Schläuchen verbunden sind, zu identifizieren, und/oder dass die Zentraleinheit eine programmierbare Einheit aufweist, in der Informationen über die Geräteart oder die Geräte bezüglich jeder Farbkennung programmiert werden können.
  14. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 10-13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Geräteplatz der Gerätehaltereinheit einen Gerätehalter aufweist, der insbesondere für ein Gerät eingerichtet ist, das mit dem fraglichen Gerätehalter verbunden werden soll, und/oder dass da, in der Gerätehaltereinheit, ein geschlossener Gerätehalter für wenigstens einen Schlauch oder ein Gerät, typischerweise für einen Absaugschlauch oder ein Absauggerät, das mit dem Schlauch verbunden ist, vorgesehen ist, und/oder dass die Farbkennung eingerichtet ist, um in den Bereich des Gerätehalters der Gerätehaltereinheit eingesetzt zu werden, wenn das Gerät in seinem Platz im Gerätehalter ist.
  15. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 10-14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eingerichtet ist, um, als eine Rückmeldung auf ein Befehlssignal, das Gerät, das in jedem Geräteplatz liegt, oder dessen Art zu der Zeit, wenn ein Befehlssignal gegeben wird, zu identifizieren, und außerdem um die Steuerung der Zentraleinheit einzurichten, so dass, wenn ein bestimmtes Gerät oder ein Gerät einer bestimmten Art aus seinem Gerätehalter genommen wird, die Zahnpflegeeinheit, die bereit zum Ausführen eines Betriebs ist, der charakteristisch für dieses Gerät oder dieser Geräteart ist, aktiviert wird, und/oder die Sensoren außerdem eingerichtet sind, um zu identifizieren, ob das Gerät am Platz in der Gerätehaltereinheit oder nicht ist, und die Zentraleinheit außerdem eingerichtet ist, um wenigstens eine physikalische Größe bezüglich dieses Geräteplatzes zu steuern, wenn eine Veränderung in diesem Modus erfasst wird.
  16. Zahnpflegeeinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 10-15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eingerichtet ist, als eine Rückmeldung auf ein Befehlssignal, das durch den Benutzer gegeben wird, die Art eines Geräts, das in jedem Geräteplatz ist, zu der Zeit zu identifizieren, wenn das Befehlssignal gegeben wird, und außerdem um eine Steuerung der Zentraleinheit einzustellen, so dass, wenn ein Gerät einer bestimmten Art aus seinem Gerätehalter genommen wird, jemand charakteristische Betriebe dieser Geräteart ausführen kann.
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