Apparatus and method for altering generator functions in an ultrasonic surgical system
First Claim
1. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
- an ultrasonic surgical hand piece having an end-effector;
a console having a digital signal processor (DSP) for controlling the hand piece;
an electrical connection connecting the hand piece and the console, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed in the electrical connection, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to authenticate the hand piece for use with the console.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for implementing surgical procedures which includes an ultrasonic surgical hand piece having an end-effector, a console having a digital signal processor (DSP) for controlling the hand piece, an electrical connection connecting the hand piece and the console, and a memory, such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), disposed in the electrical connection. The console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the blade. The console reads the memory and authenticates the hand piece for use with the console if particular or proprietary data are present in the memory. Moreover, to prevent errors in operating the hand piece, the memory can store certain diagnostic information which the console can utilize in determining whether the operation of the hand piece should be handicapped or disabled. Furthermore, the memory can be used to reprogram the console, if needed.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical hand piece having an end-effector;
a console having a digital signal processor (DSP) for controlling the hand piece;
an electrical connection connecting the hand piece and the console, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed in the electrical connection, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to authenticate the hand piece for use with the console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for implementing surgical procedures in a system including an ultrasonic surgical hand piece, a console having a microprocessor for controlling the hand piece, an electrical connection connecting the hand piece and the console, and a memory disposed in the electrical connection, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading information stored in the memory;
determining whether particular data is present in the memory;
authenticating use of the hand piece with the console if the particular data is present; and
sending a drive current to drive the hand piece to impart ultrasonic movement to the blade. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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