Systems and methods for credit-based usage of surgical instruments include oneormore surgical instruments having associated therewith a usage amount, a pre-determinedmaximum usage amount, and an available usage credit amount that is less thanthe pre-determinedmaximum usage amount. The systems implement and the methods includecomparing the usage amount to the pre-determined maximum usage amount andinhibitingfurther use of the at least one reusable component when the usage amount isequal to the pre-determinedmaximum usage amount, and identifying the available usage credit amount andinhibiting further use of the at least one reusable component when there is noavailable usagecredit remaining.
