US 12,220,115 B2
Repair or refurbishment of limited use medical devices
Richard Walton, North Andover, MA (US); Harold D. Pogue, Framingham, MA (US); Richard L. McCulley, Jr., Weymouth, MA (US); and James Patrick Wiggins, Redmond, OR (US)
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed by Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/136,227.
Application 18/136,227 is a division of application No. 17/372,223, filed on Jul. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,647,996.
Application 16/437,216 is a division of application No. 15/432,985, filed on Feb. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,321,899, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Application 17/372,223 is a continuation of application No. 16/437,216, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,083,442, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 15/432,985 is a continuation of application No. 14/843,404, filed on Sep. 2, 2015, granted, now 9,578,773, issued on Feb. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248341 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/68 (2011.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/00 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 13/68 (2013.01); H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H05K 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00225 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00988 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); Y10T 29/49004 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49718 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53174 (2015.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device comprising:
a plug adapted to connect the medical device to a device controller, the plug comprising a connector;
a first electronic component electrically connected with the connector, the first electronic component having previously been adapted to perform a first function when the medical device is connected to an external device a first time and having been disabled from performing the first function when the medical device is connected to the external device a subsequent time; and
a second electronic component adapted to perform the first function and electrically connected with the connector.