Device And Method For Identifying Instruments
OwnerOliver Glogerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for identifying instruments comprising at least one weight sensor, a data processing system, which has an interface, at least one database and an processing unit, and a visualization unit. Weight distribution data of instruments can be determined and compared by the device. This allows identifying individual instruments. The invention further relates to according methods for detecting a weight distribution of an individual instrument and for identifying an individual instrument, as well as to a method for assembling instrument sets.
Claims17
A device for identifying individual instruments comprising:
- at least one weight sensor, being suitable for determining weight distributions of individual instruments,
- a visualization unit, and
- a data processing system having an interface, at least one database and a processing unit,
- said data processing system being designed such that it can
- receive weight distribution data of at least one individual instrument from said at least one weight sensor via said interface,
- store said received weight distribution data in said database,
- compare said received and/or stored weight distribution data with already stored weight distribution data of instruments, and
- thereby identify said at least one individual instrument.
A method for detecting a weight distribution of at least one individual instrument with a device comprising:
- at least one weight sensor, being suitable for determining weight distributions of individual instruments,
- a visualization unit, and
- a data processing system having an interface, at least one database and a processing unit,
- which method comprises the following steps:
- a) placing at least one individual instrument onto said at least one weight sensor,
- b) determining a weight distribution of said at least one individual instrument by means of said at least one weight sensor, thus providing weight distribution data,
- c) forwarding said weight distribution data determined to said data processing system, and
- e) storing said weight distribution data in said database.
A method for identifying individual instruments with a device comprising:
- at least one weight sensor, being suitable for determining weight distributions of individual instruments,
- a visualization unit, and
- a data processing system having an interface, at least one database and a processing unit,
- which method comprises the following steps:
- a) placing at least one individual instrument onto said at least one weight sensor,
- b) determining a weight distribution of said at least one individual instrument by means of said at least one weight sensor, thus providing weight distribution data,
- c) forwarding said weight distribution data determined to said data processing system,
- d) comparing said weight distribution data of said at least one individual instrument with already stored weight distribution data of instruments and determining a respective similarity, and
- e) identifying said at least one individual instrument on a basis of a greatest similarity between said weight distribution data determined and said stored weight distribution data.
A method for assembling instrument sets with a device comprising:
- at least one weight sensor, being suitable for determining weight distributions of individual instruments,
- a visualization unit,
- at least one placement unit for adding or removing instruments to or from said at least one weight sensor, and
- a data processing system having an interface, at least one database, a processing unit, and a control unit for controlling said at least one placement unit,
- which method comprises the following steps:
- a) placing individual instruments onto said at least one weight sensor,
- b) identifying said placed individual instruments by means of said data processing system on a basis of instrument-related weight distribution data determined, and
- c) assembling a respective instrument set based on a predetermined content of said respective instrument set and said identified individual instruments.
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