Medical instrument cleaning system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8816856
APP PUB NO 20110084835A1
SERIAL NO

12883212

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A system and method for monitoring a status of a medical instrument is provided. Using an input peripheral associated with a computer terminal, a code associated with the medical instrument to be subjected to a cleaning operation after a previous use of the medical instrument is received. A timer for monitoring a duration of the cleaning operation is initiated. In response to completion of the cleaning operation determined based on the timer, a status of the medical instrument in an electronic record associated with the medial instrument stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium is updated to indicate that the medical instrument has been cleaned. An indication that the cleaning operation being performed on the medical instrument is complete is then issued.

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  • AUGUSTA E.N.T., P.C.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lynn, Keith A Johnson, US 3 54
Smith, Stephen W Martinez, US 105 3160
Whitehouse, Alan B Augusta, US 3 54

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