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Indentification system for a surgical cassette

US5899674A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1998
Grant dateMay 4, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/6018
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cassette having, in a first embodiment, a series of break-off, prismatic tabs integrally formed in the cassette that can be optically sensed by the surgical instrument.

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