ENCODING METHOD FOR ENCODING MEDICAL ITEMS
An encoding method for generating at least one coding (118) on an item, in particular a medical disposable item (117), is proposed. The coding (118) comprises at least one information component in encoded form. The method comprises the following steps: a) the at least one information component is converted into a code, wherein the code comprises a plurality of pairs composed of a gray-scale value and a degree of filling; b) the code is converted into an optical information component (119), in particular a two-dimensional optical information component (119), wherein the optical information component (119) comprises at least one field (164) filled with a gray-scale value up to an associated degree of filling in accordance with the plurality of pairs composed of a gray-scale value and a degree of filling; and c) the optical information component (119) is applied to the item.