Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Limited-use medical device
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Application No.: US14335303Application Date: 2014-07-18
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Publication No.: US09642671B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Weng-Kai K. Lee , Christopher A. Deborski , Duane E. Kerr
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A medical device including one or more components positioned to contact contaminants during use of the medical device. The one or more components including one or more limited-use portions transitionable upon use from an initial state, wherein the limited-use portion(s) exhibits a clean appearance, to a used state, wherein the limited-use portion(s) exhibits a contaminated appearance that visually indicates to a user that the at least one component is not further usable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150094714A1 LIMITED-USE MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-04-02
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