A system for managing patient-related data, the system comprising: an implant identification reader which includes a primary coil , a controller comprising a processor coupled to the primary coil, and a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor: to energize the primary coil, to receive implant identification data from an implant in response to the energizing step, and to retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data, characterised in that the system further comprises: a sensor configured to determine the presence of a patient at the implant identification reader and to transmit an output signal to the controller to cause the processor to energise the primary coil only when the patient is present, wherein the implant identification reader is embodied as a gate including a base , a first side wall , and a second side wall , the first and second side walls defining a passageway between them, in which the primary coil is positioned in one of the side walls of the gate so that an orthopaedic implant in the patient is positioned within an electromagnetic field generated by the primary coil when the patient passes the coil, and the instructions stored in the memory device cause the processor to receive security code data from a caregiver or from the patient and to determine the validity of the security code data, and to retrieve the patient-related data from the database if the security code data is valid. an implant identification reader which includes a primary coil , a controller comprising a processor coupled to the primary coil, and a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor: to energize the primary coil, to receive implant identification data from an implant in response to the energizing step, and to retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data, to energize the primary coil, to receive implant identification data from an implant in response to the energizing step, and to retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data, characterised in that the system further comprises: a sensor configured to determine the presence of a patient at the implant identification reader and to transmit an output signal to the controller to cause the processor to energise the primary coil only when the patient is present, wherein the implant identification reader is embodied as a gate including a base , a first side wall , and a second side wall , the first and second side walls defining a passageway between them, in which the primary coil is positioned in one of the side walls of the gate so that an orthopaedic implant in the patient is positioned within an electromagnetic field generated by the primary coil when the patient passes the coil, and the instructions stored in the memory device cause the processor to receive security code data from a caregiver or from the patient and to determine the validity of the security code data, and to retrieve the patient-related data from the database if the security code data is valid. <EOS>