Global Patent Index - EP 1505920 A1

EP 1505920 A1 20050216 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND IDENTIFYING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND IDENTIFYING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HALTEN UND ZUR IDENTIFIKATION VON CHIRURGISCHEN INSTRUMENTEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE ET D'IDENTIFICATION D'INSTRUMENTS CHIRURGICAUX

Publication

EP 1505920 A1 20050216 (DE)

Application

EP 03709784 A 20030313

Priority

  • DE 10211268 A 20020313
  • EP 0302640 W 20030313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03075781A1] The invention relates to a method and device for identifying surgical instruments, especially dental surgical instruments, by using a stationary geometric arrangement of instrument receiving elements and a corresponding position-based allocation of the instrument to said receiving elements. Said receiving elements are provided in an arrangement of grid-type modules which cooperate with a base unit, wherein only one individual grid-type module is respectively accessible for removing and fitting.

IPC 1-7

A61C 3/04; A61B 19/02; A61C 19/02

IPC 8 full level

A61C 1/14 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01); A61C 3/04 (2006.01); A61C 19/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 50/20 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 50/22 (2016.02 - EP US); A61C 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 19/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/0804 (2016.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03075781A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03075781 A1 20030918; AU 2003214125 A1 20030922; DE 10211268 A1 20030925; EP 1505920 A1 20050216; JP 2005519670 A 20050707; US 2005153260 A1 20050714; US 7229285 B2 20070612

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0302640 W 20030313; AU 2003214125 A 20030313; DE 10211268 A 20020313; EP 03709784 A 20030313; JP 2003574059 A 20030313; US 50770905 A 20050325