METHOD OF RECLAIMING PORTIONS OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR REMANUFACTURING AND SUSTAINABILITY

• Main Authors: SPATHOLT, Rebecca, BURKART, Ellen, ADAMS, Shane R, PAULOWSKI, Joseph D, DERRICO, Matthew E, ARONHALT, Jacqueline C, LUCAS, Guion Y, COWPERTHWAIT, Matthew D, SHELTON, IV, Frederick E, TREES, Gregory A, CARRANZA, Robert N, BRUNS, David A, BRUNSON, JR., Bruce, SCOGGINS, Patrick J, MCLAIN, Cameron D, PEREZ, Cesar, ARONHALT, Taylor W, FIEBIG, Kevin M, ROSS, Nicholas J, CHOW, Aaron J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.06.2024
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY

A method of reclaiming portions of a surgical kit having a surgical instrument includes disassembling the surgical instrument and determining a disposal methodology of the surgical kit. Furthermore, reclaiming further includes verifying reuse capacity of a portion of the surgical instrument and determining a waste stream for the portion of the surgical instrument. The method also includes disassembling the portion of the surgical instrument from a remainder of the surgical instrument at a predetermined region of the surgical instrument to thereby reclaim the portion of the surgical instrument according to the waste stream.