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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Thd S.p.a., Correggio, IT;
Filippo Bastia, Soliera, IT;
THD S.P.A., Correggio, IT;
Abstract
A system and method for managing use of medical devices. The system includes: an apparatus intended to be used in combination with one or more medical devices; one or more processing units; authorizing means, which may be associated to a medical device and including one identifier parameter able to uniquely identify said device. The processing unit includes: one reader module configured for acquiring the identifier parameter from the authorizing means; one enabling module configured to allow or inhibit use of the device with the apparatus on the basis of control parameters; and at least one calculation module configured for setting the number of uses of the device. The control parameters include the identifier parameter acquired and the number of uses calculated.