Patent ID: 11903778
Assignee: AESCULAP AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A medical instrument with an instrument body provided with an RFID tag, the medical instrument comprising an underfloor tag holder which is provided and formed to receive the RFID tag in a position-fixing manner such that the RFID tag is exposed to the surroundings of the instrument via an opening formed in an instrument body surface, but is set back with respect to this instrument body surface in the direction of the instrument body interior, in order to avoid protruding beyond the instrument body surface, wherein the underfloor tag holder with the RFID tag is surrounded, at least in sections, by a metal shield that is separate, the metal shield comprising an aperture opening that is signal-permeable, wherein the aperture opening is aligned with the opening, and wherein the opening is not closed by an RF shielding cover when the medical instrument is in a fully assembled state.