Patents Assigned to O.B. Scientific, Inc.
  • Limited use medical probe
    Patent number: 6308089
    Abstract: A limited use medical probe is disclosed. The medical probe includes a memory storage component for maintaining a use value, representing either the number of uses and/or the duration of use of the medical probe. The medical probe is coupled to a medical monitoring device which prevents the performance of monitoring functions when the number of uses or the total duration of use reaches a predetermined threshold value, thereby preventing overuse of the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: O.B. Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhard von der Ruhr, Dennis E. Bahr, Michael T. Larsen