Abstract: A method of remotely managing at least one medical device or medical device component (hereinafter collectively referred to as “medical device”), wherein a remote management system includes a remote device management server including a device database to store device management data and the medical device including a unique device identifier, the method including: starting the medical device, establishing a communication connection between the medical device and the remote device management server, transmitting the unique device identifier from the medical device to the remote device management server, determining an activation status of the medical device from the device management data, transmitting the activation status from the remote device management server to the medical device, receiving the activation status by the medical device and activating or deactivating the at least one medical device based on the activation status.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a surgical HF generator during a HF surgical procedure performed with a handheld HF surgical instrument supplied with HF energy by the HF generator. The method includes evaluating a succession of images of an operating area that are captured in an image sequence during the HF surgical procedure, including subjecting the images to automatic real-time image recognition to detect a predetermined structure and/or a predetermined operating situation, and in response to detection of the structure and/or operating situation, suggesting or performing a change of an operating parameter and/or operating mode of the HF generator. The system can include the HF generator, at least one handheld HF surgical instrument, a display device, a video endoscope, and a processor that is capable of receiving and evaluating image signals from the video endoscope.