Item, accessory kit, and method for software based medical resource activation
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1. An accessory kit for use with a software based medical resource to perform a particular medical procedure on a patient, wherein the accessory kit comprises:
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an item for use in performing the particular medical procedure packaged within the package; and
a license media containing a license key that enables a user to use the medical resource to perform the particular medical procedure that includes using the item associated with the procedure, the license media packaged within the package.
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Abstract
An accessory kit for use with a software based medical resource to perform a particular medical procedure includes a package, a license media that includes license key information, a package and an item for use in performing the medical procedure. The method includes the steps of obtaining a license key from a license media, using the key to activate a medical resource, and writing data back to the license media to disable the license key so that the license key can not be reused. One type of license media used is an RFID tag.
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1. An accessory kit for use with a software based medical resource to perform a particular medical procedure on a patient, wherein the accessory kit comprises:
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a package;
an item for use in performing the particular medical procedure packaged within the package; and
a license media containing a license key that enables a user to use the medical resource to perform the particular medical procedure that includes using the item associated with the procedure, the license media packaged within the package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An item for use with a software based medical resource to perform a particular medical procedure on a patient, wherein the item comprises:
a license media that contains a license key to enable a user to use the medical resource to perform the particular medical procedure on the patient that includes using the item. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of licensing the use of a software based medical resource to perform a particular procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a license key from a license media;
using the key to activate a medical resource; and
writing data back to the license media to disable the license key so that the license key can not be reused. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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