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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Mederi Therapeutics, Inc., Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robin Bek, Campbell, CA (US);
Jay Qin, Pleasanton, CA (US);
John Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
David S. Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
James J. Bernitt, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
Mederi Therapeutics, Inc., Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00267 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00988 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
A device carries a use monitoring element that possesses a state or condition that changes in response to use of the device and that is sensed when the device is presented for use. Reuse of the device is not permitted, if the use monitoring element indicates a prior use.