Medical device
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising a medical apparatus comprising an accessory port, and at least one accessory piece comprising a connection element being complementary to said accessory port, the connection element comprising a storage unit wherein coded identification information is stored, wherein, if the accessory piece is connected to the device, coded or un-coded identification information is readable from the storage unit by means of a readout unit located at or in the vicinity of said accessory port and, in the case of reading coded identification information that is de-codable, read-out and de-coded identification information is compared to preset valid identification information stored in readout unit, and wherein the medical device is activated if the identification information is at last partly matching the preset valid identification information, and is blocked if the identification information does not match, and wherein coded identification information is de-coded by means of a proprietary key code prior to comparison with the preset valid identification information.
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Abstract
A medical device with a medical apparatus (2) includes an accessory port, and with at least one accessory piece (1) having a connection element that is complementary to the accessory port. The connection element includes a storage unit where coded identification information is stored. With accessory piece (1) connected to device (2) coded or un-coded identification information is readable by a readout unit disposed in the section of the accessory port. In the case of reading coded identification information, de-codable, read-out and de-coded identification information is compared to identification information stored in readout unit. The medical device is activated when the identification information matches the desired identification information. The device is blocked when the identification information does not match. The coded identification information is de-coded by means of a proprietary key code.
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17 Claims
- 1. A medical device comprising a medical apparatus comprising an accessory port, and at least one accessory piece comprising a connection element being complementary to said accessory port, the connection element comprising a storage unit wherein coded identification information is stored, wherein, if the accessory piece is connected to the device, coded or un-coded identification information is readable from the storage unit by means of a readout unit located at or in the vicinity of said accessory port and, in the case of reading coded identification information that is de-codable, read-out and de-coded identification information is compared to preset valid identification information stored in readout unit, and wherein the medical device is activated if the identification information is at last partly matching the preset valid identification information, and is blocked if the identification information does not match, and wherein coded identification information is de-coded by means of a proprietary key code prior to comparison with the preset valid identification information.
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11. A medical device comprising:
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a medical apparatus with an accessory connection;
an accessory piece with a connection element complementary to said accessory connection;
a code storage associated with said accessory piece, said code storage having a code stored therein;
a readout unit located at or in the vicinity of said accessory connection, said readout unit reading a code from said code storage unit;
a code de-encryption device and control connected to one of said readout unit and said storage unit for de-encryption of the code stored in said storage unit based on de-encryption key and for comparing the de-encryption of the code with preset valid information and for sending at least one of a blocking or unblocking signal depending upon the result of the comparing of the de-encryption of the code with the preset valid information;
an operative device associated with one of said medical apparatus and said accessory connection for responding to said blocking or unblocking signal to prevent the accessory piece or medical apparatus from operating where the compared de-encryption of the code and the preset valid information do not provide a preset result. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a medical device including a medical apparatus with an accessory connection part and an accessory piece that is complementary to the accessory connection part, the method comprising:
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providing the accessory piece with a storage unit having a code;
providing the accessory connection part with a read out device;
providing a control unit operatively connected to the medical apparatus or the accessory piece for enabling operation or disabling operation of one or more of the medical apparatus and the accessory piece;
providing a decoder for decoding the stored code based on a code key;
de-coding the stored code using the code key and the decoder; and
controlling the operation with the control unit based on the decoding, wherein the code is one of stored in the storage unit or is associated with the decoder. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
in the case of reading coded identification information that is de-codable, comparing read-out and de-coded identification information to preset valid identification information stored in readout unit;
activating the medical device if the identification information is at last partly matching the preset valid identification information;
blocking the medical device if the identification information does not match;
de-coding a coded identification information using a proprietary key code prior to comparison with the preset valid identification information.
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16. A method according to claim 15, further comprising providing a program coding for the functions of the storage unit.
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17. A method according to claim 15, further comprising providing a program coding for the functions of the readout unit.
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