Surgical instrument set and instrument management system
US11335459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0803
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes a first memory to store instrument IDs associated in a one-to-one correspondence with instruments, a second memory to store set IDs associated in a one-to-one correspondence with surgical instrument sets each including a plurality of instruments, a third memory to store work histories of the instruments each identified by a respective one of the instrument IDs, each of the work histories stored in association with the respective one of the instrument IDs and including work information about repair work, and a fourth memory to store work histories of the surgical instrument sets each identified by a respective one of the set IDs, each of the work histories stored in association with the respective one of the set IDs and including work information about repair work.
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