US Patent Issued to Medtronic Xomed on June 23 for "Passive identification for limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,208, issued on June 23, was assigned to Medtronic Xomed LLC (Minneapolis).

"Passive identification for limited-use surgical devices and limited-use disposable attachments" was invented by Matthew J. Friend (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Bo D. Turano (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical system includes an integrated power console configured to power a motor of a cutting device and monitor feedback from during use to indicate the condition of the motor. The system includes a disposable cutting tool having a shaft engageable within the cutting device and supporting a cutting head for rotation with the shaft to cut tis...