LIMITED-USE SURGICAL DEVICES

A system includes an energy source and a surgical device. The energy source has a receptacle configured to delivery energy to the surgical device through a receptacle. The surgical device is configured to deliver the energy to tissue. The surgical device includes a plug selectively engagable to the...

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Main Authors RESCHKE, ARLEN J, TOWNSEND, JEFFREY R, NETZEL, KENNETH E, HART, KEIR, LACOSTA, SCOTT N, LEE, WENG-KAI K, GOODMAN, KELLEY, LADTKOW, GENEVA, HIEBERT, SUSAN, GUNNARSON, DIANA, MANLEY, PRAKASH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.05.2016
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A system includes an energy source and a surgical device. The energy source has a receptacle configured to delivery energy to the surgical device through a receptacle. The surgical device is configured to deliver the energy to tissue. The surgical device includes a plug selectively engagable to the receptacle to couple the surgical device to the energy source. The plug includes a prong configured to mechanically transition from a condition permitting engagement of the plug and the receptacle to another condition inhibiting engagement of the plug with the receptacle upon reaching a predetermined usage threshold.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20140826713