Patent ID: 7661582

Claim:
A medical-technical identification device for identifying a sterile product that is intended for a one-time-use only, when connected to a piece of medical equipment, the identification device comprising: a holder fixedly connected to the sterile product, the holder including a first oblique slide surface, as seen in the direction in which the sterile product is mounted, an information carrier fixedly attached to the holder, which is adapted to deliver, or to offer specific product information in a contactless fashion, a seat fixedly mounted on the piece of medical equipment, the seat including a second oblique slide surface, as seen in the direction in which the sterile product is mounted, a reading element that is connected to the seat and to a registering unit which, in turn, is connected to both a storage unit and an analysing unit, the information carrier being mounted in a fixed relation to the first oblique slide surface wherein the first oblique slide surface and the second oblique slide surface are angled so that when the holder is fitted within the seat, the first oblique slide surface and the second oblique slide surface are brought directly together, placing the information carrier and the reading element into contactless alignment with one another, the sterile product being a sterile elastic hose part, a sterile saw blade, a sterile drill bit, or a sterile shaver blade, the analysing unit functioning to deliver signals to an equipment actuating control unit, the device further comprising a presentation unit which functions to present information from both the analysing unit and the storage unit, and a programming unit connected to the analysing unit or the storage unit, wherein bringing the information carrier and the reading element into contactless alignment with one another enables identifying of the sterile product.