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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Robert B. Gaines, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Christopher A. Knauper, Lake St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey E. Price, Wildwood, MO (US);
Robert B. Gaines, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Christopher A. Knauper, Lake St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey E. Price, Wildwood, MO (US);
Covidien AG, , CH;
Abstract
A flow control apparatus includes a flow control apparatus adapted to load a re-certification feeding set. The apparatus further includes a software subsystem in communication with the flow control apparatus having a re-certification procedure that determines whether a user has performed manual tests on the apparatus to verify that at least one component of the apparatus is functioning within a predetermined operational range. The subsystem disables automatic testing if it determines that manual testing has not been performed and executes a reiterative process prompting the user to conduct manual testing if the subsystem determines that manual testing has been performed.