Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use

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A61M 25/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/12 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/36 (1995.01)

Patent

CA 2148714

A catheter (14) carries a functional component (16), like an ablating electrode, having a predetermined operating character- istic. The catheter (14) also electronically retains an identification code that uniquely identifies the predetermined characteristic. The catheter (14) is capable of transmitting the identification code to an external reader in response to a predetermined prompt. An associated apparatus, like an ablating energy source (12), reads the identification code and compares it to predetermined op- erating criteria. The apparatus (12) will not permit interaction with the functional catheter component (16) if the identification code indicates that the functional characteristics of the catheter (14) are not suited for the intended interaction. The catheter (14) can also store usage information to prevent reuse.

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