Device And Method For Assembling Sets Of Instruments

A Method for assembling sets of medical instruments using a device for assembling sets of medical instruments, with:

• a data processing installation,
• a fine identification unit, and
• a coarse identification unit
• said data processing installation having:
• a display unit,
• a database,
• a first interface, and
• an evaluation unit;
• and
• said fine identification unit having:
• a first support, for placing the medical instruments of a set of instruments thereon, and
• a first camera;
• and
• said coarse identification unit having:
• a support;
• wherein said first camera is arranged and oriented such that it can capture image data of medical instruments to be identified and arranged on said first support from at least one perspective,
• wherein said data processing installation is designed such that
• it uses said first interface to receive image data from said first camera,
• it can store said received image data in said database,
• it can use said evaluation unit to compare said received image data with already stored image data from medical instruments, and
• it can thereby visually identify a respective medical instrument, and
• wherein on said support of said coarse identification unit the instruments can be combined to form a set of instruments following the visual identification in said fine identification unit;
• the method comprising the following steps:
• a) placing at least one instrument onto said first support of said fine identification unit,
• b) capturing image data by at least said first camera,
• c) forwarding said image data to said data processing installation,
• d) comparing said image data with the reference images stored in said database for the instruments in the set of instruments that is to be assembled, and
• e) informing the user about missing or superfluous instruments or about the completeness of the set of instruments by means of said display unit.