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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventor:
Frederick Lenzenhuber, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Melsungen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/00 (2018.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 10/00 (2018.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00988 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented tracking method, an apparatus, a tracking system for storing usage data of a medical product, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes the steps of detecting usage of the medical product, creating the usage data which relate to the detected usage of the medical product, and storing the usage data in a data record in a form which cannot be modified retrospectively, specifically in a blockchain.