18452928. SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTIVE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL GUIDANCE (Cilag GmbH International)

SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTIVE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL GUIDANCE

Organization Name

Cilag GmbH International

Inventor(s)

Shane R. Adams of Lebanon OH (US)

Frederick E. Shelton, Iv of Hillsboro OH (US)

Jacqueline C. Aronhalt of Loveland OH (US)

James Hoffmaster of Sharonville OH (US)

Kevin M. Fiebig of Cincinnati OH (US)

Matthew D. Cowperthwait of Cincinnati OH (US)

Taylor W. Aronhalt of Loveland OH (US)

SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTIVE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL GUIDANCE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18452928 titled 'SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTIVE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL GUIDANCE

Original Abstract Submitted

Surgical systems and methods are provided. The surgical systems include a manufacturer-sealed sterile surgical package containing a surgical instrument configured to be used in a surgical procedure, at least one data processor, and memory storing instructions configured to cause the at least one data processor to perform operations. The operations include catalogue components of the surgical instrument, determine disposal procedures for each of the components of the surgical instrument, and provide the disposal procedures at the end of the surgical procedure.