Patent ID: 6626355
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61M,F04B

Abstract:
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.