US12569303USUSPTO Grant XML

System and method for monitoring at least one medical device

A system and method are used for monitoring at least one medical device in a surgical environment. The system includes monitoring apparatuses that can be interconnected for data transmission in a monitoring network and that have a detection device designed to detect whether a transponder of a medical device is located in a detection region extending around the relevant monitoring apparatus. The monitoring apparatuses are arrangeable such that the detection regions overlap. The system also includes a data processing apparatus that is connectable via the monitoring network to the monitoring apparatuses for data transmission and that is designed to store points in time of detections of the transponder. The data processing apparatus can calculate time periods in which the transponder is located exclusively in one of the detection regions and/or to register sequences in which the monitoring apparatuses detect the transponder in the detection regions.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Novelty

The system includes monitoring apparatuses that can be interconnected for data transmission in a monitoring network and...

Uses

Battery packs, Vehicle safety, Pack telemetry

Assignee

Aesculap AG

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Frederick Lenzenhuber, Roland-Alois Hoegerle

Domain

Mobility / storage

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Solution

system and method are used for monitoring at least one medical device in a surgical environment.

Key novelty

The system includes monitoring apparatuses that can be interconnected for data transmission in a monitoring network and that have a detection device designed to detect whether a transponder of a medical device is located in a detection region extending around the relevant monitoring apparatus.

Applications

Battery packsVehicle safetyPack telemetry

Relevant search intents

monitoring

Claims preview

1 . A system for monitoring at least one medical product, the system comprising: at least two monitoring devices connected or connectible to each other in a data transmitting manner in a monitoring network and each comprising a detection device configured to detect whether a transponder of the medical product is located in a detection region extending around the respective monitoring device, wherein the at least two monitoring devices are arranged such that the detection regions of the at least two monitoring devices overlap; a data processing device connected or connectible in a data transmitting manner to the at least two monitoring devices via the monitoring network and which is configured to store time points of detections of the transponder by the monitoring devices; and a memory device, the data processing device being configured to: calculate time periods in which the transponder is located exclusively in one of the detection regions of the at least two monitoring devices, compare the calculated time periods with corresponding target time periods stored in the memory device and to output corresponding alarm signals when target time periods are exceeded, and/or register sequences in which the at least two monitoring devices detect the transponder in the detection regions, to compare the registered sequences with target sequences stored in the memory device and to output corresponding alarm signals when target sequences deviate. 2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the medical product is reusable and/or a surgical instrument. 3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two monitoring devices are configured such that the associated detection regions are of different sizes.

Linked approaches

Battery monitoring systems

Sensors and control systems that detect and mitigate thermal events early.

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