METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HARDWARE CONFIGURATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USING RF TAGS
First Claim
1. A system in combination with an imaging device, the imaging device having a plurality of components that in operate in combination to acquire an image, the system comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operable to communicate an information regarding one of the plurality of components of the imaging device; and
a RF receiver in communication to receive the information from the RF transmitter, wherein the RF transmitter is prevented from communicating the information during acquisition of an image by the medical device.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, the present technique provides a medical device component having an RF tag that is configured to provide information regarding the medical device component. Particularly, the RF tag may contain and provide information regarding maintenance, installation, and manufacture of the medical device component. Indeed, the exemplary embodiment of the present technique may facilitate the development of an “as built” or hardware configuration of the medical device through the use of RF tags. Advantageously, the medical device may be surveyed by activating the RF tags, which contain and transmit information regarding the various components in the medical device.
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21 Claims
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1. A system in combination with an imaging device, the imaging device having a plurality of components that in operate in combination to acquire an image, the system comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operable to communicate an information regarding one of the plurality of components of the imaging device; and
a RF receiver in communication to receive the information from the RF transmitter, wherein the RF transmitter is prevented from communicating the information during acquisition of an image by the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An imaging device, comprising:
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a plurality of components operable in combination to acquire an image;
a radio frequency (RF) transmitter in communication to receive an information from at least one of the plurality of components of the imaging device; and
a RF receiver configured to receive the information from the RF transmitter, wherein the RF transmitter does not broadcast during acquisition of the image by the imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to maintain an imaging device having a plurality of components operable in combination to acquire an image, the method comprising the steps of:
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communicating an information regarding one of the plurality of components via a transmission from a radio frequency (RF) device; and
inactivating the RF device so as not to communicate the information when the imaging device is in operation to acquire an image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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