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Patent No.:

US 9763725 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2015

External reader for device management

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

James W. McPherson, Boulder, CO (US);

D. Alan Hanna, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Brian Wilson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); G06K 19/0615 (2013.01); G06K 19/07798 (2013.01); A61B 2050/314 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract

A system for tracking use of a medical device includes an electrosurgical generator, a readable module and a read module. The electrosurgical generator is configured to selectively deliver an electrosurgical energy signal to an electrosurgical delivery device connected to the electrosurgical generator. The readable module is connected to the electrosurgical delivery device and configured to uniquely identify the electrosurgical delivery device. The read module is in communication with the electrosurgical generator that identifies the read module, the read module configured to identify the readable module and further configured to determine the viability of the electrosurgical delivery device. Delivery of electrosurgical energy to the electrosurgical delivery device is enabled by the read module if the electrosurgical delivery device is a viable device.

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