Patent ID: 11864786
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a generator configured to connect to a surgical instrument having an end effector with a surgical feature, the generator comprising:
(i) a display,
(ii) a generator memory configured to store a list of unique identifiers, wherein each unique identifier is associated with a used surgical instrument, and wherein the generator is configured to disable the surgical feature when the surgical instrument is represented in the list of unique identifiers, and
(iii) a generator user input,
wherein the generator is configured to:
(A) prevent the surgical instrument from being added to the list of unique identifiers when the surgical instrument is disconnected from the generator as a result of a generator error,
(B) add the surgical instrument to the list of unique identifiers when the surgical instrument is disconnected from the generator as a result of a generator power loss, and
(C) add the surgical instrument to the list of unique identifiers in response to receiving an indication via the generator user input that a use of the surgical instrument is complete.