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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12220115 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2023

Repair or refurbishment of limited use medical devices

Applicant:

Medline Industries, Lp, Northfield, IL (US);

Inventors:

Richard Walton, North Andover, MA (US);

Harold D. Pogue, Framingham, MA (US);

Richard L. McCulley, Jr., Weymouth, MA (US);

James Patrick Wiggins, Redmond, OR (US);

Assignee:

Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US);

Attorneys:

SandBright, PLLC

Robert Dan Spendlove

Primary Examiner:

Thiem D Phan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/68 (2011.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 13/68 (2013.01); H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H05K 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00225 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00988 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); Y10T 29/49004 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49718 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53174 (2015.01);
Abstract

A powered medical device includes electronic components on a circuit board embedded within the body of a plug for connecting the device with a control apparatus. The medical device may be repaired or refurbished without the need to access the embedded circuit board through the use of a supplemental circuit board installed into the open end of the plug adjacent the plug pins. The supplemental circuit board may include a variety of electronic components, including fuses or non-volatile memory.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Walton, Richard. (2025). Repair or refurbishment of limited use medical devices (U.S. Patent No. 12220115). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12220115

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