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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
James L. Reuss, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gerhard Von Der Ruhr, Brookfield, WI (US);
Dennis E. Bahr, Middleton, WI (US);
Michael T. Larsen, Brookfield, WI (US);
James L. Reuss, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gerhard von der Ruhr, Brookfield, WI (US);
Dennis E. Bahr, Middleton, WI (US);
Michael T. Larsen, Brookfield, WI (US);
OB Scientific, Inc., Germantown, WI (US);
Abstract
A limited use medical probe is disclosed, including a memory for maintaining a use value. The medical probe is coupled to a medical device that inhibits its function when the use value reaches a predetermined threshold value, preventing improper use of the probe. The probe memory may also store identification, usage, and clinical data. A probe auto-identification function, a probe re-identification function and a probe functional test sequence are disclosed for the medical probe. After use, a reprocessing step may reset the probe memory, permitting further probe use.