A method for producing a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end comprising a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises obtaining a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end comprising a handle interface surface, a second set of magnetic elements, and a third set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises attaching the shaft to the handle, wherein the shaft interface surface is configured to engage the shaft at the handle interface surface, wherein an attractive magnetic force is configured to pull the handle towards the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interact with the second magnetic elements, and wherein a repulsive magnetic force is configured to repel the handle from the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interacts with the third set of magnetic elements.

A method for producing a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end comprising a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises obtaining a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end comprising a handle interface surface, a second set of magnetic elements, and a third set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises attaching the shaft to the handle, wherein the shaft interface surface is configured to engage the shaft at the handle interface surface, wherein an attractive magnetic force is configured to pull the handle towards the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interact with the second magnetic elements, and wherein a repulsive magnetic force is configured to repel the handle from the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interacts with the third set of magnetic elements.

A computing device may include a memory and a processor configured to cooperate with the memory to establish member sharing accounts for respective members of a virtual share exchange (VSE) for sharing payment of member healthcare bills across the member sharing accounts, where the members have different attributes associated therewith. For a member healthcare bill associated with a given member, the processor may calculate respective attribute scores for the other members of the VSE based upon similarities between the attributes of the other members and the attributes of the given member, rank the member sharing accounts for payment sharing of the member healthcare bill based upon the calculated attribute scores, and electronically transfer funds between the member sharing accounts for payment sharing of the member healthcare bill based upon the ranking of the member sharing accounts.

A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical suturing instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. The method comprises gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a surgical suturing instrument comprising a suturing needle configured to be mechanically advanced through a suturing stroke, analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical suturing instrument, and adjusting the operation of the surgical suturing instrument to improve the operation of the surgical suturing instrument.

A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical suturing instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. The method comprises gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a surgical suturing instrument comprising a suturing needle configured to be mechanically advanced through a suturing stroke, analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical suturing instrument, and adjusting the operation of the surgical suturing instrument to improve the operation of the surgical suturing instrument.

Devices and methods are disclosed for assisting a user of a drug delivery device with an application executing on a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may receive information from the drug delivery device related to its condition and/or operation and subsequently select an informational and/or instructional prompt to be displayed to the user based on the received information. The mobile computing device may also generate a display in the application including the selected informational prompt and/or the instructional prompt. Accordingly, the user of the drug delivery device can be guided through the drug delivery process in real time, thereby reducing the likelihood of improper or incomplete use of the drug delivery device.

Devices and methods are disclosed for assisting a user of a drug delivery device with an application executing on a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may receive information from the drug delivery device related to its condition and/or operation and subsequently select an informational and/or instructional prompt to be displayed to the user based on the received information. The mobile computing device may also generate a display in the application including the selected informational prompt and/or the instructional prompt. Accordingly, the user of the drug delivery device can be guided through the drug delivery process in real time, thereby reducing the likelihood of improper or incomplete use of the drug delivery device.

There is provided a system. The system comprises a server arranged to receive information from a user device of a user, and to use the received information to process a request for a product to be made available to the user. The system further comprises two or more apparatus in communication with the server. The server is arranged to determine at least one of the two or more apparatus to make the product available to the user, and to provide an indication to the user of the selection of the at least one of the two or more apparatus.

Identifying ownership of a healthcare clinic based on enrollment information. A method includes identifying a plurality of practitioners associated with a clinic and calculating a proportion of the plurality of practitioners that are enrolled under a healthcare group based on enrollment information stored in an enrollment database. The method includes determining whether the proportion satisfies a threshold proportion of practitioners enrolled under the healthcare group and imputing a group ID associated with the healthcare group to the clinic if the proportion satisfies the threshold proportion.

Identifying ownership of a healthcare clinic based on enrollment information. A method includes identifying a plurality of practitioners associated with a clinic and calculating a proportion of the plurality of practitioners that are enrolled under a healthcare group based on enrollment information stored in an enrollment database. The method includes determining whether the proportion satisfies a threshold proportion of practitioners enrolled under the healthcare group and imputing a group ID associated with the healthcare group to the clinic if the proportion satisfies the threshold proportion.