Sterile container with an NFC module
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsLukas Boehler, Matthias Henke, Mateusz Daniol
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Abstract
A sterile container for sterilizable medical goods includes a receiving space for the medical goods and a data acquisition unit for acquiring parameter data of influencing variables that act on the sterile container. The sterile container includes an NFC module with at least one sensor for acquiring sterility-relevant and/or sterilization-relevant data and a data logger for recording and storing data from the sensor at a recording interval. The sterile container can be monitored by a method that is automatic and sterile-container-specific.
Claims19
A sterile container for medical goods, the sterile container comprising:
- a receiving space for the medical goods;
- a data acquisition unit for acquiring parameter data of influencing variables that act on the sterile container;
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- a near field communication module comprising:
- a temperature sensor for acquiring and recording temperature data at predetermined intervals;
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- a data logger for recording and storing temperature data from the temperature sensor at a recording interval,
- the near field communication module configured to compare the temperature data with predefined temperature curves and a tolerance range to confirm complete sterilization of the sterile container.
A method for automatic and sterile-container-specific monitoring of a sterile container, the sterile container having a receiving space for medical goods, a data acquisition unit for acquiring parameter data of influencing variables that act on the sterile container, and a near field communication module comprising a temperature sensor for acquiring and recording temperature data at predetermined intervals and a data logger for recording and storing temperature data from the temperature sensor at a recording interval, the method comprising:
- retrieving temperature data from the temperature sensor at time intervals with the data logger
- and/or continuously from the temperature sensor;
- storing the temperature data on the data logger;
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- comparing the temperature data with predefined temperature curves and a tolerance range to confirm complete sterilization of the sterile container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.