AUTOMATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
AUTO AIRE SELECT	STRYKER CORPORATION	2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo MI 49002	Automated medical equipment, namely, mattresses, mattress overlays, cushions, and air pumps sold as a unit, all for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers;AUTO AIR;
AUTO SUREFLOAT	STRYKER CORPORATION	2825 Airview Boulevard Kalamazoo MI 49002	Automated medical equipment, namely, mattresses, mattress overlays, cushions, and air pumps, all for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers;AUTO;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A disposable medical item for use with medical equipment includes circuitry forming an electrical path between the item and medical equipment. The circuitry is coupled to a medical equipment controller or independent microprocessor and includes a fuse. The controller transmits a status signal over the path in response to the equipment receiving the item. A disabled fuse prevents traversal of the path by the status signal, thereby indicating prior item use. If the controller does not detect the status signal, medical equipment operation is disabled. Otherwise, the controller transmits over the path a signal sufficient to disable the fuse to indicate item use and verifies the disabled fuse status. If the disabled fuse status is verified, the controller enables equipment operation. The controller periodically checks the fuse status during equipment operation and disables operation in response to a prior used item inserted into the medical equipment.