System and method for providing a single use imaging device for medical applications
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsJoshua D. Talbert, Jeremiah D. Henley, Donald M. Wichern, Curtis L. Wichern
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Abstract
A system and methods for providing and reclaiming a single use imaging device for sterile environments is disclosed and described. The system may include a single use high definition camera used for general purpose surgical procedures including, but not limited to: arthroscopic, laparoscopic, gynecologic, and urologic procedures, may comprise an imaging device that is a sterile and designed to ensure single use. The imaging device may have a single imaging sensor, either CCD or CMOS, encased in a housing.
Claims22
A method for processing medical electronic imaging devices comprising:
- receiving condition data from a device comprising an image sensor and memory, wherein the condition data is stored in the memory of the device and comprises an indication of a duration of time the device was powered off after the device was previously powered on;
- disabling the device when the duration of time is greater than or equal to a predetermined duration of time, thereby preventing further use of the device;
- wherein the condition data comprises data derived from an electronic component of the device comprising one or more of:
- a field programmable gate array;
- a complex programmable logic device;
- a micro controller;
- a processor;
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- memory generated condition data;
- and
- tracking the device by the condition data to control imaging devices in circulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.