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Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices

  • US 9,925,000 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2015
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for treating a tissue region comprising:

  • a device including a handle and an element within the handle holding a unique identification code; and

    a controller registering the unique identification code when the device is coupled to the controller, the controller further maintaining a use table containing prior identification codes that meet a criteria to be registered by the controller, the controller comparing the unique identification code of the device coupled thereto to the prior identification codes to detect an absence or a presence of a match, in the absence of the match the controller updates the use table by adding the unique identification code to the use table and enables use of a generator associated with the device, and in the presence of the match the controller does not add the unique identification code to use table.

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