US 11,684,384 B2
Restricted usage features for surgical instrument
David C. Groene, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Benjamin J. Danziger, Kenmore, WA (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/779,759.
Application 16/779,759 is a continuation of application No. 14/951,670, filed on Nov. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,639,059.
Prior Publication US 2020/0237398 A1, Jul. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/320092 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00486 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320089 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a surgical generator comprising an instrument receptacle and a display; and
(b) a surgical instrument comprising a generator connection and an instrument indicator, the generator connection adapted to be connected to the instrument receptacle,
wherein the surgical generator is configured to, upon being connected to the surgical instrument, receive a set of usage data from a memory of the surgical instrument,
wherein the surgical generator is configured to determine if the set of usage data indicates that the surgical instrument will become inoperable after being used for a present procedure,
wherein the surgical generator is configured to receive a signal indicating that the surgical instrument is no longer in use,
wherein the surgical generator is configured to, in response to a determination that the surgical instrument will become inoperable and the signal indicating that the surgical instrument is no longer in use, provide a notification that the surgical instrument is inoperable for subsequent uses, and
wherein the instrument indicator is configured to activate in response to the determination that the surgical instrument will become inoperable and the signal indicating that the surgical instrument is no longer in use.