Abstract: A method for monitoring the flow and usage of a plurality of medical devices (4) in a hospital (2) environment, in which before shipping the medical devices (4) to a hospital (2) identification tags (17) are connected to said medical devices (4) which are detectable at a distance and contain a medical device identification code and, upon receiving the medical devices (4) in the hospital (2) store (13; 14), they are scanned to detect and store the medical device identification codes of the received medical devices (4) as entrance codes in a data base (31;28) and, when medical devices (4) leave the hospital (2) store (13;14) towards an operation theater block (9) or clinical department, they are scanned to detect and store the medical device identification codes of the medical devices (4) which left the hospital store (13; 14) as exit codes in the data base (31;28) and a medical device stock level in the hospital store (13, 14) is calculated on the basis of the previously stored medical device identification en

Abstract: A system for monitoring the flow and usage of a plurality of medical devices (4) in a hospital (2) environment comprises medical device identification tags (17) connected to the medical devices (4) and configured to emit a medical device identification signal, a waste bag (12) adapted to receive the medical devices (4) used during an operation on a patient, an operation identification tag (39) attached to the waste bag (12) and configured to emit an operation identification signal, a waste exit identification reader (36) adapted to scan the waste bag (12) to detect the operation identification signal and the medical device identification signals from the waste bag (12), a control unit (29; 48) for receiving and associating the individual medical device identification codes and operation identification code detected from the waste bag (12) and for storing these identification codes and associations in a data base (31;28) for further elaboration.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the flow and usage of a plurality of medical devices (4) in a hospital (2) environment, in which before shipping the medical devices (4) to a hospital (2) identification tags (17) are connected to said medical devices (4) which are detectable at a distance and contain a medical device identification code and, upon receiving the medical devices (4) in the hospital (2) store (13; 14), they are scanned to detect and store the medical device identification codes of the received medical devices (4) as entrance codes in a data base (31;28) and, when medical devices (4) leave the hospital (2) store (13;14) towards an operation theater block (9) or clinical department, they are scanned to detect and store the medical device identification codes of the medical devices (4) which left the hospital store (13; 14) as exit codes in the data base (31;28) and a medical device stock level in the hospital store (13, 14) is calculated on the basis of the previously stored medical device identification en