LIMITED USE MEDICAL PROBE

摘要

A limited use medical probe (14) is disclosed. The medical probe includes a memory storage component (26) for maintaining a use value, representing either the number of uses and/or the duration of use of the medical probe (14). The medical probe (14) is coupled to a medical monitoring device (12) which prevents the performance of monitoring functions (12) when the number of uses or the total duration of use reaches a predetermined threshold value, thereby preventing overuse of the probe (14).