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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
James Darren Roxas, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Brian Case, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Kevin Krause, Bartlett, IL (US);
Kyungyoon Min, Kildeer, IL (US);
Witold Moskal, Park Ridge, IL (US);
William Cork, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method of recording a state of a medical device having a disposable component includes operating the medical device to provide a medical procedure using a disposable component. The disposable component is installed on an external surface of the medical device housing by a human operator and removable therefrom for disposal. The system and method include detecting an error condition on the medical device and, in response, acquiring an image from a camera coupled to the medical device. The image, representing the disposable component and the external housing, is stored in a memory of the medical device and is accessible for later retrieval.