Patent ID: 8267308

Claim:
Method for setting-up a fluid processing medical apparatus, the apparatus being of the type comprising: a support structure for receiving a plurality of replaceable components of different categories in correspondence of respective operating areas of said apparatus, at least a user interface for enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said apparatus or pertinent to a process to be performed by said apparatus, the user interface including at least a screen, the method comprising the following steps: providing a reader having a reading portion for reading information concerning the components, the reading portion being distinct and spaced from said operating areas and accessible for reading the information irrespective of the components being engaged or not with apparatus, reading the information of a new component to be installed on the apparatus by relatively approaching the reading portion to a carrier of said new component information, coupling the new component with the apparatus in correspondence of a respective of said operating areas, the component when coupled leaving the reading portion accessible for reading the information, the method further comprising the steps of: selecting a desired treatment procedure, checking if the new component fits with the selected treatment procedure, signaling if the new component does not fit with the selected treatment procedure.