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Identification system for a surgical cassette

US6059544A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1996
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2016

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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