Limited re use products - usage record

摘要

A record card for use with a product specified by its manufacturer as being limited to a specific number of uses is made of material able to withstand repeated cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation up to 140 degrees C. The card comprises means on which or by which a visual record of the nature of the product and each occasion of its use can be made, said means including a series of semi-punched holes in the card for punching through one-by-one on each occasion of use of the product. One side of the card may bear product identification and the other side may bear the dates when usage commenced and when the final use is completed, the number of holes corresponding to the permitted number of uses. Disinfection of the product and card may be thermal, cleaning may be chemical and sterilisation may be by steam.