Amount of use tracking device and method for medical product
AssigneeMasimo Corporation
InventorAmmar Al-Ali
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for indicating an amount of use of a pulse oximetry sensor. According to one embodiment, the system includes an oximeter that monitors the amount of use for a given sensor. The oximeter and/or the sensor may advantageously include a visual alarm, an audio alarm, a vibrational alarm, a power down function, or the like, which can be activated when a predetermined amount of use has expired. According to another embodiment, the system includes a sensor having a memory device storing a unique identifier.
Claims20
A method of tracking an amount of use of electronics of a noninvasive optical probe to alert a caregiver when the electronics have expired, the method comprising:
- determining a cumulative amount of use of a noninvasive optical probe, the noninvasive optical probe including at least one of a plurality of emitters and a detector capable of detecting light attenuated by tissue;
- when the cumulative amount of use is exceeds a predetermined amount of use, activating one or more indications that the noninvasive optical probe has expired.
An patient monitoring system comprising:
- reusable components of a noninvasive optical probe, wherein electronics of the optical probe are capable of detecting light attenuated by tissue;
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- a memory storing information usable to determine a measure of use the reusable components of the optical probe.
A product use tracking device, comprising:
- a noninvasive medical product;
- a timer capable of tracking an amount of use of the product;
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- an indicator capable of providing an indication that the amount of use exceeded an acceptable amount of use of the noninvasive medical product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.