Surgical cassette

• US 20030225363A1
• Filed: 05/28/2002
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novartis Ag
• Original Assignee: Novartis Ag
• Inventors: Gordon, Raphael, Oliveira, Mel M.
• Application Number:
  US10/156,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20030225363A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/35
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6063 Optical identification systems

Abstract

A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having a series of identifying tabs that are variably opaque to translucent. By varying the opaqueness of the tabs, the surgical system can readily identify the type of cassette being used.

Claims

1. A surgical cassette, comprising:

a) a housing; and

b) a plurality of tabs projecting from the housing the tabs having variable opaqueness.

2. The cassette of claim 1 wherein the tabs are arranged in a pattern based on the opaqueness of the individual tabs.