Systems and methods for credit-based usage of surgical instruments and components thereof
First Claim
1. A surgical system, comprising:
- a plurality of surgical instruments, each of the plurality of surgical instruments including;
a reusable component;
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to monitor usage of the reusable component; and
a local memory,wherein an overall available usage credit is stored in the local memory of each of the plurality of surgical instruments; and
a central device in communication with each of the plurality of surgical instruments, the central device including a central memory storing the overall available usage credit, a central processor, and a central non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the central processor, cause the central processor to communicate with the processor of each of the plurality of surgical instruments such that, upon use of the reusable component of any one of the plurality of surgical instruments, the overall available usage credit stored in the central memory and in each of the local memories is decreased accordingly.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for credit-based usage of surgical instruments include one or more surgical instruments having associated therewith a usage amount, a pre-determined maximum usage amount, and an available usage credit amount that is less than the pre-determined maximum usage amount. The systems implement and the methods include comparing the usage amount to the pre-determined maximum usage amount and inhibiting further use of the at least one reusable component when the usage amount is equal to the pre-determined maximum usage amount, and identifying the available usage credit amount and inhibiting further use of the at least one reusable component when there is no available usage credit remaining.
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
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a plurality of surgical instruments, each of the plurality of surgical instruments including; a reusable component; a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to monitor usage of the reusable component; and a local memory, wherein an overall available usage credit is stored in the local memory of each of the plurality of surgical instruments; and a central device in communication with each of the plurality of surgical instruments, the central device including a central memory storing the overall available usage credit, a central processor, and a central non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the central processor, cause the central processor to communicate with the processor of each of the plurality of surgical instruments such that, upon use of the reusable component of any one of the plurality of surgical instruments, the overall available usage credit stored in the central memory and in each of the local memories is decreased accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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