SEALING DEVICE

A sealing device comprising (10) a housing (12) and a closure member (14) having a first end (16) and a second end (20), at least one of the first and second ends (16, 20) being removably attached to the housing (12), the housing (12) comprising means for checking the integrity of the closure member (14) and a first transponder (23) for transmitting information on the status of the sealing device (10). According to an important aspect of the invention, the sealing device (10) further comprises a second transponder (24), preferably a passive transponder, associated with at least one of the first and second ends (16, 20) of the closure member (14), the second transponder (24) comprising a second identity, and a transponder reader (26) associated with the first transponder (23), preferably an active transponder, the transponder reader (26) being arranged for reading the second identity of the second transponder (24); the first transponder (23) being configured for receiving the second identity from the transponder reader (26) and for transmitting the second identity.