CONTROLLING USAGE OF REPLACEABLE TOOL ENDS

摘要

A device vibrates body tissue to reduce pain experience by the body tissue in a therapeutic procedure. The device includes a frame and a tip connectable to the frame which can be activated to produce vibration. An electromagnetic reader is connected to the frame and includes an antenna for sending and receiving electromagnetic radiation. An electromagnetic tag is connected to the removable tip, and also has an antenna for sending and receiving electromagnetic radiation in communication with the electromagnetic reader antenna. The antennas are disposed proximate to each other when the removable tip is connected to the frame, whereby the electromagnetic tag can transmit information to the electromagnetic reader.

主权项

1. A device for vibrating body tissue, comprising:
a frame; an activatable source of vibration positioned in the frame; a removable tip connectable to the frame and having a distal end, the tip connected to the source of vibration when the tip is connected to the frame to thereby vibrate the distal end when the source of vibration is activated; an electromagnetic reader positioned in the frame and including a first antenna configured to receive electromagnetic radiation; and an electromagnetic tag affixed to the removable tip and including a second antenna configured to send electromagnetic radiation in communication with the first antenna, the first and second antennas disposed proximate to each other with the first antenna overlapping an interior space of the tip when the removable tip is connected to the frame, the electromagnetic tag thereby configured to transmit information to the electromagnetic reader, wherein the first antenna of the electromagnetic reader receives information from the electromagnetic tag only when the first antenna overlaps the interior space of the tip or the first and second antenna are located a distance less than 8 mm apart.