Safety device for use with electrically operated medical equipment has a resistance element that is destroyed to prevent use of the equipment beyond a safe number of times

摘要

Electrically operated medical product for use in and on patients has a re-use block that is initiated on first use of the device and enables connection of a power supply. The block is based on a resistance element that can be destroyed to prevent further use of the medical device and prevents use of medical device more times than is safe.