SELF-AUTHENTICATING INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

• Main Authors: KENNEDY, Timothy J, JOHANSSON, Andreas, SPROUL, Jason Y, BITNER, Todd, ELDRIDGE, Derek Bruce, SPRAGUE, David, HARRINGTON, Francis
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.05.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY

A method of authorizing a limited use intravascular device can include determining if the intravascular device is in communication with a clinical system; determining if the intravascular device is authorized for clinical operation without providing the clinical system access to intravascular device data stored on the intravascular device; and providing an authorization signal to the clinical system. An intravascular device can include a flexible elongate member including a sensing component at a distal portion and a connector at a proximal portion, the connector including: a memory component configured to store a parameter value; a processing component; and a charge storage component configured to power the memory component and/or the processing component; wherein the processing component is configured to determine if the flexible elongate member is authorized for clinical operation using the parameter value without providing the parameter value to a clinical system.