US Patent No: 7,706,896

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User interface and identification in a medical device system and method

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Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for user interface and identification in a medical device. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method for accessing a medical device, the method comprising detecting an identification tag, reading identification information from the identification tag, determining if a person corresponding to the identification information has been approved to access the medical device, and if the person has been approved, granting access to the medical device.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
COVIDIEN LPMANSFIELD, MA2047

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eghbal, Darius Bozeman, MT 39 395
Music, Doug - 8 13
Vargas, Steve Pleasanton, CA 14 23

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