AUTO RECOGNITION OF A SHAVER BLADE FOR MEDICAL USE
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a blade coupled to a medical instrument comprising:
- a first electronic coupler affixed to the blade for transmitting and receiving first data;
a second electronic coupler affixed to a hand piece for transmitting and receiving second data; and
a memory device coupled to the first electronic coupler having memory locations for storing data.
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Abstract
A system for automatically identifying a blade that is connected to a hand piece based on data transmitted from the blade to the hand piece. The blade is provided with a first electronic coupler that communicates with a second electronic coupled positioned in the hand piece such that data related to the blade is transmitted to the hand piece and controllers/computers and in the case of reusable blades, updated data is transmitted to the blade to be saved in a memory coupled to the first electronic coupler. The coupling system can be either a hard wired or wireless coupling between the blade and the hand piece.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a blade coupled to a medical instrument comprising:
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a first electronic coupler affixed to the blade for transmitting and receiving first data; a second electronic coupler affixed to a hand piece for transmitting and receiving second data; and a memory device coupled to the first electronic coupler having memory locations for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for monitoring a blade coupled to a medical instrument comprising the steps of:
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affixing a first electronic coupler to a blade; coupling a memory device to the first electronic coupler; affixing a second electronic coupler to a hand piece; attaching the blade to the hand piece; and transmitting first data from the memory through the first electronic coupler to the second electronic coupler. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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