发明名称 ELECTROSURGICAL COUNTER AND LOCKOUT MECHANISM
摘要 An electrosurgical apparatus having a counter/lockout mechanism that monitors the number of sterilization/use cycles the electrosurgical apparatus undergoes and indicates the number of sterilization/use cycles that have actually been performed. The counter/lockout mechanism includes a temperature actuated element actuated in response to each sterilization cycle and a mechanically actuated element in response to a use cycle to effectuate a change of one or a plurality of indicia. The counter/lockout mechanism causes a single increment or decrement for each sterilization/use cycle that has been completed while also impeding use of the electrosurgical apparatus when the electrosurgical apparatus has undergone a predetermined number of sterilization/use cycles. In one embodiment, the distance of movement of the mechanically actuated element when fully actuated is greater than the distance the indicator moves when illustrating a change in the number of remaining uses.
申请公布号 EP1719035(A4) 申请公布日期 2008.12.24
申请号 EP20040815444 申请日期 2004.12.22
申请人 MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 发明人 ISAACSON, JAMES D.;BORGMEIER, PAUL R.;MILLER, WILLIAM
分类号 G06C27/00;A61B18/00;A61B18/12;A61B18/14;A61B19/00;A61L2/26;G01K1/02 主分类号 G06C27/00
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