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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) a surgical instrument, the surgical instrument comprising:
(i) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises a surgical feature,
(ii) a generator connection,
(iii) a user input, wherein the user input is operable to activate the surgical feature of the end effector,
(iv) a processor, and
(v) an instrument memory, wherein the instrument memory is configured to store a set of device life management characteristics, wherein the processor is configured to enable or disable the surgical feature based upon the set of device life management characteristics; and

(b) a generator, 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.