Disposable surgical devices

• US 20050256523A1
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MEDCONX, Inc. (ATL Technology, LLC)
• Original Assignee: MEDCONX, Inc. (ATL Technology, LLC)
• Inventors: Chen, Paul Fei-Ta, Levante, James John, Nguyen, Chuong Dinh
• Application Number:
  US11/046,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20050256523A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/41
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00178 Electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3447 Lead-in-hole components H05K3/3415 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/363 by soldering

Abstract

A disposable surgical device is constructed to include a shell, a smart block mounted in one end of the shell, the smart block electronic having components mounted to a circuit embedded therein, front contact pins for insertion into respective contact holes in the connector of an industry standard connector interface, and rear wire terminal points, a medical treatment terminal installed in the other side of the shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments, and a flex circuit termination electrically connected between the smart block and the medical treatment terminal, the flex circuit termination having embedded conductor lines respectively connected to the medical treatment terminal and wire terminal points at the ends of the conductor lines respectively soldered to the wire terminal points of the smart block.

Claims

1. A disposable surgical device comprising:

a shell, said shell having a front side and a rear side;

a smart block mounted in the rear side of said shell, said smart block comprising a circuit embedded therein, a plurality of electronic components mounted to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of metal contact pins forwardly extended from a front side thereof and electrically connected to the circuit of said smart block and adapted for inserting into respective contact holes in the connector in the plug end of an industry standard connector interface to electrically connect said industry standard connector interface to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of wire terminal points (solder points) provided at a rear side thereof and respectively electrically connected to said metal contact pins through the circuit of said smart block;

a medical treatment terminal installed in the front side of said shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments; and

a flex circuit termination electrically connected between said smart block and said medical treatment terminal, said flex circuit termination comprising a plurality of conductor lines respectively connected to said medical treatment terminal, and wire terminal points respectively disposed at ends of said conductor lines and respectively soldered to the wire terminal points of said smart block.

2. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a switch mounted to said flex circuit termination for power on/off control.

3. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an indicator light mounted to said flex circuit terminal for status indication.

4. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a socket provided in the rear end of said shell around the contact pins of said smart block, said socket comprising a socket hole disposed in a front side thereof and adapted for receiving the plug end of said industry standard connector interface, two retaining lugs bilaterally backwardly extended from a rear side thereof and respectively fastened to said smart block.

5. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flex circuit termination has capacitor means and resistor means installed therein.

6. A disposable surgical device comprising:

a shell, said shell having a front side and a rear side;

a smart block mounted in the rear side of said shell, said smart block comprising a plurality of metal contact pins forwardly extended from a front side thereof and adapted for inserting into respective contact holes in the connector in the plug end of an industry standard connector interface, and a plurality of wire terminal points (solder points) provided at a rear side thereof and respectively electrically connected to said metal contact pin;

a medical treatment terminal installed in the front side of said shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments; and

a flex circuit termination electrically connected between said smart block and said medical treatment terminal, said flex circuit termination comprising a plurality of conductor lines respectively connected to said medical treatment terminal, and wire terminal points respectively disposed at ends of said conductor lines and respectively connected to the wire terminal points of said smart block.

7. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a switch mounted to said flex circuit termination for power on/off control.

8. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising an indicator light mounted to said flex circuit terminal for status indication.

9. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said flex circuit termination has capacitor means and resistor means installed therein.

10. The disposable surgical device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a socket provided in the rear end of said shell around the contact pins of said smart block, said socket comprising a socket hole disposed in a front side thereof and adapted for receiving the plug end of said industry standard connector interface, two retaining lugs bilaterally backwardly extended from a rear side thereof and respectively fastened to said smart block.

11. A disposable surgical device comprising:

a shell, said shell having a front side and a rear side;

a smart block mounted in the rear side of said shell, said smart block comprising a circuit embedded therein, a plurality of electronic components mounted to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of metal contact pins forwardly extended from a front side thereof and electrically connected to the circuit of said smart block and adapted for inserting into respective contact holes in the connector in the plug end of an industry standard connector interface to electrically connect said industry standard connector interface to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of wire terminal points (solder points) provided at a rear side thereof and respectively electrically connected to said metal contact pins through the circuit of said smart block;

a medical treatment terminal installed in the front side of said shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments;

a flex circuit termination electrically connected between said smart block and said medical treatment terminal, said flex circuit termination comprising a plurality of conductor lines electrically connected to said medical treatment terminal, and wire terminal points respectively disposed at ends of said conductor lines and selectively soldered to the wire terminal points of said smart block; and

at least one electrical wire respectively selectively connected between the wire terminals of said smart block and said medical treatment terminal.

12. A disposable surgical device comprising:

a shell, said shell having a front side and a rear side;

a smart block mounted in the rear side of said shell, said smart block comprising a plurality of metal contact pins forwardly extended from a front side thereof and adapted for inserting into respective contact holes in the connector in the plug end of an industry standard connector interface, and a plurality of wire terminal points (solder points) provided at a rear side thereof and respectively electrically connected to said metal contact pin;

a medical treatment terminal installed in the front side of said shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments;

a flex circuit termination electrically connected between said smart block and said medical treatment terminal, said flex circuit termination comprising a plurality of conductor lines electrically connected to said medical treatment terminal, and wire terminal points respectively disposed at ends of said conductor lines and selectively connected to the wire terminal points of said smart block; and

at least one electrical wire respectively selectively connected between the wire terminals of said smart block and said medical treatment terminal.

13. A disposable surgical device comprising:

a shell, said shell having a front side and a rear side;

a smart block mounted in the rear side of said shell, said smart block comprising a circuit embedded therein, a plurality of electronic components mounted to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of metal contact pins forwardly extended from a front side thereof and electrically connected to the circuit of said smart block and adapted for inserting into respective contact holes in the connector in the plug end of an industry standard connector interface to electrically connect said industry standard connector interface to the circuit of said smart block, a plurality of wire terminal points (solder points) provided at a rear side thereof and respectively electrically connected to said metal contact pins through the circuit of said smart block;

a medical treatment terminal installed in the front side of said shell and adapted for performing surgery and treatments; and

a plurality of electric wires electrically connected between said medical treatment terminal and the wire terminal points of said smart block.