US 12,453,616 B2
Methods of reprocessing a surgical instrument
Jason Seiger, Gilbert, AZ (US); Brooke McDonald, Phoenix, AZ (US); Nicholas Ferentheil, Gilbert, AZ (US); Nathan Butters, Phoenix, AZ (US); Charles A. Forker, Lakeland, FL (US); and Sachin Jain, Gurgaon (IN)
Assigned to STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed by STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., Tempe, AZ (US)
Filed on May 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/665,957.
Application 18/665,957 is a continuation of application No. 17/328,402, filed on May 24, 2021, granted, now 12,004,913.
Prior Publication US 2024/0299127 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.01); B08B 9/032 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/70 (2016.02) [A61B 17/32 (2013.01); B08B 9/032 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); B08B 2209/032 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of reprocessing a surgical instrument including a handpiece having opposed shells secured together with a fastener, an original shroud secured to the handpiece and overlaying the fastener and a portion of the handpiece, an outer shaft extending from the shroud and defining a cutting window, and a cutting shaft movable within the outer shaft and including a cutting tip for resecting tissue within the cutting window, said method comprising:
removing the original shroud from the handpiece by a process that includes removing the portion of the handpiece;
removing the fastener;
separating the opposed shells to access an interior of the handpiece;
servicing or replacing at least one component within the interior of the handpiece;
securing the opposed shells to one another with the fastener or another fastener; and
securing a replacement shroud to the handpiece, wherein the replacement shroud is geometrically distinct from the original shroud to compensate for the removed portion of the handpiece.