CPC A61B 17/320068 (2013.01) [A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02)] | 20 Claims |
20. A method of reusing an ultrasonic transducer of a surgical instrument, the method comprising:
(a) connecting a shaft assembly to a housing;
(b) recording the connection of the shaft assembly to the housing on a memory;
(c) preventing electrical powering of the ultrasonic transducer while a first use indicator remains selectively unmoved relative to the housing; and
(d) selectively moving the first use indicator relative to the housing to a first used state thereby enabling electrical powering of the ultrasonic transducer for reuse of the ultrasonic transducer.
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