Control module for a powered surgical tool
First Claim
1. A control module for a powered surgical tool comprising a housing, an attachment that extends from the housing for performing a surgical/medical task, and a power generating unit disposed in the housing and connected to the attachment for actuating the attachment, the control module comprising:
- a shell formed from at least one panel;
a circuit board;
at least one sensor disposed in the shell able to monitor an activity outside of the shell that is transmitted through a panel of the shell and that outputs a signal representative of the monitored activity to the circuit board; and
a mount having a base shaped to define at least one slot, the slot being dimensioned so that the sensor can closely slip fit in the slot.
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Abstract
A control module for a powered surgical tool. The module includes a shell. Internal to the shell is a circuit for controlling the power generating unit of the tool with which the module is associated. Conductive pins extend through the shell to provide electrical connections to the components within the shell. Active seals are disposed around the conductors and the inner walls of the shell that define the openings in which the pins are seated. Each active seal include an inner and outer skirt. A biasing component disposed between the skirts urges the inner skirt against the section of the conductive pin seated in the opening. The biasing component also urges the outer skirt against the adjacent opening-defining inner wall of the shell. The active seal functions as a barrier between the conductive pin and the adjacent inner wall of the shell.
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21 Claims
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1. A control module for a powered surgical tool comprising a housing, an attachment that extends from the housing for performing a surgical/medical task, and a power generating unit disposed in the housing and connected to the attachment for actuating the attachment, the control module comprising:
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a shell formed from at least one panel; a circuit board; at least one sensor disposed in the shell able to monitor an activity outside of the shell that is transmitted through a panel of the shell and that outputs a signal representative of the monitored activity to the circuit board; and a mount having a base shaped to define at least one slot, the slot being dimensioned so that the sensor can closely slip fit in the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control module for a powered surgical tool comprising a housing, an attachment that extends from the housing for performing a surgical/medical task, and a power generating unit disposed in the housing and connected to the attachment for actuating the attachment, the control module comprising:
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a shell formed from at least one panel; a circuit board; at least one Hall effect sensor disposed in the shell able to monitor an activity outside of the shell that is transmitted through a panel of the shell and that outputs a signal representative of the monitored activity to the circuit board; and a mount configured to retain the at least one Hall effect sensor in a pre-determined position within said control module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assembling a control module for a powered surgical tool, the control module that defines a void space in which there is a circuit board and at least one sensor, the method including the steps of:
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providing a mount, the mount having a slot for receiving a sensor; fitting the sensor in the slot; connecting the sensor to the circuit board; and positioning the mount so that the at least one sensor is located at a defined location within the control module void space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification