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AssigneeOlympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
InventorsAnne Kwik, Fabian Stopp, Jens Krüger
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A method for operating an electrosurgical generator and an according electrosurgical generator. Electrosurgical generator is configured to supply power to electrosurgical instrument. Electrosurgical generator is identifiable by serial number and includes at least two modules. Modules are embodied as hardware and or software modules. Each module functions according to operation mode wherein at least partially specified by license key. In initializing process of electrosurgical generator, identification information being indicative of serial number is available or made available at at least one module and license information being indicative of license key is available or made available at at least one module. Each module provides any identification and license information being available or being made available to it to at least one other module. At least one module generates a link of identification and license information and provides generated link to each of the other modules. Each module stores generated link.
A method for operating an electrosurgical generator configured to supply power to an electrosurgical instrument, the electrosurgical generator being identifiable by a serial number and comprising at least two modules, wherein the modules are embodied as hardware modules and/or as software modules, wherein each of the modules has a functionality according to an operation mode which is at least partially specified by a license key, wherein in an initializing process of the electrosurgical generator, identification information being indicative of a serial number is available or is made available at at least one of the modules and license information being indicative of a license key is available or is made available at at least one of the modules, each of the modules provides any of the identification information and the license information being available or being made available to it to at least one other of the modules, at least one of the modules generates a link of the identification information and the license information and provides the generated link to each of the other modules, and each of the modules stores the generated link.
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