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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Kevin L. Houser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
John W. Willis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);
Aron O. Zingman, Cambridge, MA (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Hitesh Jain, Rajasthan, IN;
Kevin L. Houser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
John W. Willis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);
Aron O. Zingman, Cambridge, MA (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Hitesh Jain, Rajasthan, IN;
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Los Frailes Industrial Park Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a base and at least one indicator in communication with the base. The base comprises a housing and at least one slot. The at least one slot is shaped to receive a reusable component from a surgical instrument. The at least one indicator is in communication with the at least one slot. The base is configured to detect at least one characteristic related to the reusable component when the reusable component is placed into the at least one slot. Wherein the at least one indicator is configured to provide a signal to the user regarding the at least one characteristic.