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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Christopher a Palmerton, Clarence, NY (US);
Daniel Palmerton, Amherst, NY (US);
Robert O Dean, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Jay T Kajdas, Getzville, NY (US);
Earnest Moehlau, Amherst, NY (US);
Christopher A Palmerton, Clarence, NY (US);
Daniel Palmerton, Amherst, NY (US);
Robert O Dean, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Jay T Kajdas, Getzville, NY (US);
Earnest Moehlau, Amherst, NY (US);
Medtek Devices Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A service head for use in connection with a medical procedure in an enclosure such as an operating room. In one aspect, a service head comprises a filter adapted to be punctured by a timing pin in connection with the determination and/or communication of filter life. In another aspect, a service head comprises and RFID tag and RFID reader in connection with the determination and/or communication of filter life. In another aspect, a service head comprises wireless communication components for communicating with a surgical assembly such as an ultrasonic surgical device, electrocautery device, insufflator, laser surgical instrument, camera, surgical light source or endoscopic device.