LIMITED-USE SURGICAL DEVICES

摘要

A system includes an energy source and a surgical device. The energy source has a receptacle configured to delivery energy to the surgical device through a receptacle. The surgical device is configured to deliver the energy to tissue. The surgical device includes a plug selectively engagable to the receptacle to couple the surgical device to the energy source. The plug includes a prong configured to mechanically transition from a condition permitting engagement of the plug and the receptacle to another condition inhibiting engagement of the plug with the receptacle upon reaching a predetermined usage threshold.

主权项

1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a plug including at least one prong, the at least one prong having a first radial dimension in a first condition and a second radial dimension in a second condition, the second radial dimension being larger than the first radial dimension, the at least one prong configured to permit delivery of energy to the surgical instrument in the first condition and configured to inhibit delivery of energy to the surgical instrument in the second condition, the at least one prong configured to mechanically transition from the first condition to the second condition upon reaching a predetermined usage threshold.