A computer-implemented method for approving a medical device disposable component used in a medical procedure comprising providing an identifiable feature on a medical device disposable component, wherein the identifiable feature comprises one or more photo-identifiable entities having a first emission pattern when in an unexcited state and a second emission pattern when in an excited state. The method also comprises illuminating the identifiable feature with an excitation light source to elicit the second emission pattern, detecting the second emission pattern and comparing the second emission pattern against a set of established reference emission patterns, and determining whether the medical device disposable component is approved based on comparison of the second emission pattern to the set of established reference emission patterns.