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Battery pack with integrated circuit providing sleep mode to battery pack and associated surgical instrument

  • US 10,639,018 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • (a) a handle assembly including;

    (i) a housing,(ii) a first control circuit located within the housing, and(iii) an actuator movably coupled to the housing and configured to manipulate an end effector of the apparatus; and

    (b) a battery pack assembly including;

    (i) a power supply configured to store an electrical charge,(ii) a second control circuit in communication with the power supply and the first control circuit, wherein the second control circuit is configured to transition between a first state and a second state, and(iii) a power activation input positioned on an exterior of the battery pack assembly, wherein the power activation input is operable to transition the second control circuit from the second state to the first state,wherein in the first state the second control circuit is configured to transfer the electrical charge from the power supply to the first control circuit,wherein in the second state the second control circuit is configured to at least partially withhold the electrical charge from the first control circuit.

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