Apparatus and method for alerting 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 with a sheath wherein the end-effector is selected from the group consisting of a blade, shears, scissors and forceps;
a generator console for controlling the hand piece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the blade; and
a memory disposed in the sheath of the end-effector, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to determine whether a copyrighted data string is present;
wherein the hand piece is authenticated for use with the console if the data string is present.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for surgery which includes an ultrasonic hand piece having a end-effector, a console having a digital signal processor (DSP) for controlling the hand piece, and a memory disposed in the end-effector. The generator console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the blade. As the generator console reads the memory, the hand piece is authenticated for use with the generator console if a copyrighted data string is present in the memory. In a particular embodiment, the data string is an encrypted code, where the hand piece is authenticated for use with the console by decoding a corresponding encryption algorithm resident in the generator console and providing a responding data pattern.
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46 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 with a sheath wherein the end-effector is selected from the group consisting of a blade, shears, scissors and forceps;
a generator console for controlling the hand piece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the hand piece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the blade; and
a memory disposed in the sheath of the end-effector, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to determine whether a copyrighted data string is present;
wherein the hand piece is authenticated for use with the console if the data string is present. - View Dependent Claims (8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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2. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
- an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having an end-effector,
a generator console for controlling the hand piece 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 a portion of the end-effector selected from the group consisting of a grip, handle and mounting, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to determine whether a data string is present;
wherein the handpiece is authenticated for use with the console if the data string is present. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6)
- an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having an end-effector,
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3. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having an end-effector;
a generator console for controlling the handpiece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the handpiece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed with a blade mounting hub of the end-effector, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to determine whether a data string is present, wherein the handpiece is authenticated for use with the console if the data string is present. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7)
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9. The system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having a detachable end-effector;
a generator console for controlling the handpiece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the handpiece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed with the end-effector, wherein the console writes historical usage and diagnostic information and configuration information into the memory;
wherein the diagnostic information are selected from the group consisting of number of activations, duration of activations, number of uses with substantial time between use, diagnostic error codes, enable use, disable use, serial number of the generator console, and serial number o f the handpiece.
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10. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having a detachable end-effector selected from the group consisting of a blade and shears;
a generator console having a digital signal processor (DSP) for controlling the handpiece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the handpiece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed in the end-effector, wherein the console reads the memory and determines if the end-effector has been disabled for disabling the console from driving the end-effector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having an end-effector selected from the group consisting of a blade and shears;
a generator console having a digital signal processor for controlling the handpiece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the handpiece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed with the end-effector, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory and displays the information and an interpretation of the information on the console display.
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32. A method for implementing surgical procedures in a system including an ultrasonic surgical hand piece having a end-effector with a sheath, a console for controlling the hand piece, and a memory disposed in the sheath of the end-effector, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading information stored in the memory;
determining whether a copyrighted data string is present in the memory;
authenticating use of the hand piece with the console if the data string is present;
sending a drive current to drive the hand piece; and
imparting ultrasonic movement to the blade. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for implementing surgical procedures comprising:
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an ultrasonic surgical handpiece having an end-effector;
a generator console for controlling the handpiece, wherein the console sends a drive current to drive the handpiece which imparts ultrasonic longitudinal movement to the end-effector; and
a memory disposed with a blade mounting hub of the end-effector, wherein the console reads information stored in the memory to determine whether a data string is present, wherein the end-effector is authenticated for use with the handpiece if the data string is present. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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