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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Thomas Schmitt, Forchheim, DE;
Thomas Schmitt, Forchheim, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for protecting a medical device against unauthorized removal from a predefined location area. To this end the device to be protected and/or at least one further device in the predefined location area transmits protection signals. The protection signals transmitted by the device to be protected and/or the protection signals received by the device to be protected are then evaluated and a specific operating state of the device to be protected is activated as a function of a result of the evaluation. A corresponding system for protecting a medical device and a medical device for use with such a protection method or system is also described.