Device for documenting the use of inserted implants, and method to this end

A device for documenting a use of one or more implants inserted in an operation, which implants comprise an identifier on an implant surface and wherein the implant or implants are provided for an operation and can be used in said operation, comprising a housing with a housing interior in which at least one light source and at least one camera for recording images of a plurality of implants of a surgical set before and after an operation are positioned, as well as an image evaluating apparatus for evaluating the images recorded before and after the operation by the at least one camera for the purpose of determining the implant or implants inserted during the operation, wherein the at least one light source and the at least one camera are configured such that reflections on the implant surfaces are reduced for the purpose of sufficient recognition of the identifiers, wherein multiple cameras are movably arranged and multiple light sources are positioned for the indirect illumination of the implants wherein the light sources are arranged below that plane in which the surgical set is inserted, wherein in that multiple cameras are movably arranged and multiple light sources are positioned for the indirect illumination of the implants, and wherein the light sources are arranged below that plane in which the surgical set is inserted.