US 12,220,198 B2
Limited-use tool disposable enclosure
Peter M Aman, Austin, TX (US); Frederick N Matthews, Key Largo, FL (US); Matthew Jones, Arlington, TX (US); Richard Acevedo, Austin, TX (US); Daniel Tagtow, Pine, CO (US); and Roy Melling, Borrego Springs, CA (US)
Assigned to INSURGICAL, INC., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Insurgical, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,282.
Application 18/368,282 is a continuation of application No. 17/207,898, filed on Mar. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,806,108.
Application 17/207,898 is a continuation of application No. 15/965,887, filed on Apr. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,952,804.
Application 15/965,887 is a continuation of application No. 14/551,080, filed on Nov. 24, 2014, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/913,266, filed on Dec. 7, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016567 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); B25F 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2050/0065 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a limited-use, reusable medical power tool comprising a combination of re-useable and disposable components;
wherein the disposable components can be removed and replaced after each medical procedure if needed, prior to cleaning, repackaging and re-sterilization of the power tool, and
wherein the number of surgeries where the useful life of the tool ranges from more than one use to less than 50 surgeries.