US 11,998,197 B2
Devices for instrument use recording, devices for recording instrument reprocessing events, and related systems and methods
Jack Goodman, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Wesley Chung Joe, Fremont, CA (US); and Tyler J. Morrissette, Niantic, CT (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/916,139
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/025372
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/202869, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/025,563, filed on May 15, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/003,986, filed on Apr. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/003,987, filed on Apr. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115444 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A medical device comprising:
a first indicator moveable through a first plurality of positions; and
a second indicator movable through a second plurality of positions;
wherein each position of the first plurality of positions is associated with a unique indicia of a number of available uses remaining on the medical device; and
wherein each position of the second plurality of positions is associated with an occurrence of a change in an environmental condition to which the medical device is subjected.