Adapter for electrical surgical instruments
First Claim
1. An apparatus for operating a surgical instrument, comprising:
- an adapter configured to couple to a generator, the generator configured to provide an energy signal for treating tissue, the adapter comprising;
at least one input port configured to receive the energy signal from the generator, the energy signal comprises an energy component comprising one or more energy modalities;
an energy storage circuit comprising;
an electronic switch circuit;
an energy storage device;
a storage control device;
a storage monitor circuit; and
a device power monitor circuit,wherein the energy storage circuit is configured to charge and store the energy signal from the generator as a direct current (DC) output in the energy storage device;
at least one output port configured to couple the DC output to one or more surgical instruments for treating tissue;
at least one instrument input interface configured to receive instrument presence data from an instrument presence indicator from the one or more surgical instruments;
a generic adapter presence indicator;
a generator presence interface; and
a presence switching mechanism,wherein the presence switching mechanism is configured to transmit presence data to the generator presence interface from the at least one instrument input interface or from the generic adapter presence indicator based on a receipt of at least one presence select command.
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Abstract
Various forms are directed to systems and methods apparatus for operating a surgical instrument that includes an adapter configured to couple to a generator. The generator configured to provide an energy signal for treating tissue The adapter includes at least one input port configured to receive the energy signal from the generator, where the energy signal includes an energy component comprising one or more energy modalities. An energy storage circuit is configured to charge and store energy from the generator as a DC output. The adapter also includes at least one output port configured to couple to one or more surgical instruments for treating tissue. The one or more energy modalities comprises any one of an ultrasonic, a bipolar radio frequency (RF), a monopolar RF, a reversible electroporation, an irreversible electroporation, or a microwave component, or any combination thereof.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for operating a surgical instrument, comprising:
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an adapter configured to couple to a generator, the generator configured to provide an energy signal for treating tissue, the adapter comprising; at least one input port configured to receive the energy signal from the generator, the energy signal comprises an energy component comprising one or more energy modalities; an energy storage circuit comprising; an electronic switch circuit; an energy storage device; a storage control device; a storage monitor circuit; and a device power monitor circuit, wherein the energy storage circuit is configured to charge and store the energy signal from the generator as a direct current (DC) output in the energy storage device; at least one output port configured to couple the DC output to one or more surgical instruments for treating tissue; at least one instrument input interface configured to receive instrument presence data from an instrument presence indicator from the one or more surgical instruments; a generic adapter presence indicator; a generator presence interface; and a presence switching mechanism, wherein the presence switching mechanism is configured to transmit presence data to the generator presence interface from the at least one instrument input interface or from the generic adapter presence indicator based on a receipt of at least one presence select command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a surgical instrument, the method comprising:
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providing, by an adapter, an energy signal for treating tissue, the adapter configured to couple to a generator, the adapter comprising at least one input port configured to receive the energy signal from the generator, the energy signal comprising an energy component comprising one or more energy modalities, and an energy storage circuit comprising an electronic switch circuit, an energy storage device, a storage control device, a storage monitor circuit, and a device power monitor circuit, wherein the energy storage circuit is configured to charge and store energy from the generator as a direct current (DC) output in the energy storage device, and at least one output port configured to couple to one or more surgical instruments for treating tissue, at least one instrument input interface configured to receive instrument presence data from an instrument presence indicator from the one or more surgical instruments, a generic adapter presence indicator, a generator presence interface, and a presence switching mechanism, wherein the presence switching mechanism is configured to transmit presence data to the generator presence interface from the at least one instrument input interface or from the generic adapter presence indicator based on a receipt of at least one presence select command; receiving, at the at least one input port, the energy signal from the generator; charging and storing, by the energy storage circuit, the energy signal from the generator as a DC output; and coupling the DC output, through the at least one output port, to the one or more surgical instruments for treating tissue. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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