LIFECYCLE MONITORING FEATURES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

An apparatus includes a housing, a processing circuit, a user feedback feature, and a surgical instrument interface feature. The user feedback feature is in communication with the processing circuit. The surgical instrument interface feature includes a structural interface feature and an electrical...

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Main Authors CARROLL, Andrew W, CONLON, Sean P, ELMER, Lucas B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.03.2019
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:An apparatus includes a housing, a processing circuit, a user feedback feature, and a surgical instrument interface feature. The user feedback feature is in communication with the processing circuit. The surgical instrument interface feature includes a structural interface feature and an electrical interface feature. The structural interface feature is configured to fit in a portion of a body of a surgical instrument. The portion of the body of the surgical instrument is configured to receive an ultrasonic transducer. The electrical interface feature is in communication with the processing circuit and is configured to interface with a complementary electrical interface feature of the surgical instrument. The complementary electrical interface feature of the surgical instrument is configured to couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The processing circuit is configured to receive data relating to a number of uses of the surgical instrument via the electrical interface feature.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170721023