Reclamation packaging for surgical instrument and related methods

A robotic surgical system comprising:

• (a) a surgical instrument;
• (b) a robotic arm configured to couple with the surgical instrument;
• (c) a packaging that defines an interior and an exterior in a closed configuration, wherein the surgical instrument is disposed within the interior of the packaging or coupled with the packaging in the closed configuration, wherein the packaging is configured to be opened by a user to expose the interior in an open configuration to allow for access of the surgical instrument during a surgical procedure;
• (d) a return packaging configured to receive the surgical instrument after the surgical procedure for reduced cross-contamination;
• (e) a machine-readable code coupled with at least one of the surgical instrument, the packaging, or the return packaging;
• (f) a code reader configured to read the machine-readable code;
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• (g) an indicia marking device configured to apply an indicia to the return packaging with the indicia including at least one of a serial number, an expiration data, a unique identifier, a usage, a time of use, or a location of use.

A method of reclaiming a surgical instrument, the method comprising:

• (a) opening a packaging material to expose a surgical instrument and a return packaging contained within the packaging material;
• determining first and second portions of the surgical instrument (b) are reusable;
• (c) inserting the first portion of the surgical instrument into an interior of a first return package of the return packaging and the second portion of the surgical instrument into an interior of a second return package while the first and second return packages are coupled together;
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• (d) enclosing the first and second return packages of the return packaging so that the interiors of the first and second packages are separate and discrete from one another.