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User interface and identification in a medical device system and method

US7706896B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2006
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/63
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for user interface and identification in a medical device. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method for accessing a medical device, the method comprising detecting an identification tag, reading identification information from the identification tag, determining if a person corresponding to the identification information has been approved to access the medical device, and if the person has been approved, granting access to the medical device.

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