AUTHORIZATION SCHEME TO MINIMIZE THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED MEDICAL DEVICE DISPOSABLES ON A MEDICAL DEVICE INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A method for authorizing use of a biological fluid processing instrument with a disposable component, the method comprising:
- receiving the disposable component in the biological fluid processing instrument;
acknowledging communication between a controller computer and a validation computer in the biological fluid processing instrument;
accepting user input of an authentication key via an interface on the validation computer;
verifying the authentication key using the validation computer; and
disabling the biological fluid processing instrument upon a failure verifying the authentication key.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are provided for disposable component authentication with respect to a biological fluid processing device instrument. An example instrument authentication system includes a computer facilitating configuration and operation of the biological fluid processing instrument using a disposable component. A first interface is provided by the computer and is used by a service technician to configure the biological fluid processing instrument for a number of disposable components and to provide a service technician with a validation code. A key generator is to accept the validation code from the service technician and generate an authentication key in response to the entered validation code. A second interface is provided by the computer, the second interface prompting the service technician to enter an authentication key, wherein the authentication key authorizes use of a certain number of disposable components for the biological fluid processing instrument.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for authorizing use of a biological fluid processing instrument with a disposable component, the method comprising:
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receiving the disposable component in the biological fluid processing instrument; acknowledging communication between a controller computer and a validation computer in the biological fluid processing instrument; accepting user input of an authentication key via an interface on the validation computer; verifying the authentication key using the validation computer; and disabling the biological fluid processing instrument upon a failure verifying the authentication key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A biological fluid processing instrument disposable component authentication system, the system comprising:
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a computer facilitating configuration and operation of the biological fluid processing instrument using a disposable component; a first interface provided by the computer, the first interface used by a service technician to configure the biological fluid processing instrument for a number of disposable components and to provide a service technician with a validation code; a key generator to accept the validation code from the service technician and generate an authentication key in response to the entered validation code; a second interface provided by the computer, the second interface prompting the service technician to enter an authentication key, wherein the authentication key authorizes use of a certain number of disposable components for the biological fluid processing instrument. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium having set of instructions for execution on a computing device, the set of instructions, when executed, configure the computing device to implement a method for authorizing a biological fluid processing instrument procedure using a disposable component, the method comprising:
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receiving a disposable component in a biological fluid processing instrument; acknowledging communication between a controller computer and a validation computer in the biological fluid processing instrument; accepting user input of an authentication key via an interface on the validation computer; verifying the authentication key using the validation computer; and disabling the biological fluid processing instrument upon a failure verifying the authentication key. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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