Device, system, and method for detection of medical device components and/or mating thereof

A system, comprising:

• a medical device assembly, comprising:
• a first medical device component having at least one first resonant structure, the at least one first resonant structure having a first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum;
• and
• a second medical device component having at least one second resonant structure, the at least one second resonant structure having a second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum different than the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum,
• wherein, upon mating of the first medical device component to the second medical device component, the at least one first resonant structure and the at least one second resonant structure combine to have a third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum, wherein the third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum is different than the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum and the second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum;
• at least one generator configured to transmit an interrogation signal to the medical device assembly;
• and
• at least one reader configured to receive at least one reflected signal from the medical device assembly,
• wherein the interrogation signal comprises a multi-frequency electromagnetic signal,
• wherein, upon interrogation of the first medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, the at least one first resonant structure attenuates at least one first frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum to form a first attenuated electromagnetic signal,
• wherein, upon interrogation of the second medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, the at least one second resonant structure attenuates at least one second frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum to form a second attenuated electromagnetic signal, and
• wherein, upon interrogation of the first medical device component mated with the second medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, at least one third frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum is attenuated to form a third attenuated electromagnetic signal.

A method for detecting mating of medical device components, comprising:

• providing a first medical device component having at least one first resonant structure, the at least one first resonant structure having a first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum;
• providing a second medical device component having at least one second resonant structure, the at least one second resonant structure having a second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum different than the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum;
• mating the first medical device component to the second medical device component to form a medical device assembly, wherein, upon mating, the at least one first resonant structure and the at least one second resonant structure combine to have a third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum, the third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum being different than the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum and the second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum;
• interrogating the medical device assembly with an interrogation signal;
• and
• detecting a reflected signal from the medical device assembly,
• wherein the interrogation signal comprises a multi-frequency electromagnetic signal,
• wherein, upon interrogation of the first medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, the at least one first resonant structure attenuates at least one first frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the first electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum to form a first attenuated electromagnetic signal,
• wherein, upon interrogation of the second medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, the at least one second resonant structure attenuates at least one second frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the second electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum to form a second attenuated electromagnetic signal, and
• wherein, upon interrogation of the first medical device component mated with the second medical device component with the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal, at least one third frequency component of the multi-frequency electromagnetic signal corresponding to the third electromagnetic resonant frequency spectrum is attenuated to form a third attenuated electromagnetic signal.