Cordless Hand-Held Ultrasonic Cautery Cutting Device
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1. An ultrasonic surgical waveguide driving assembly to be attached to a surgical ultrasonic instrument handle having a cordless power source therein and a waveguide, the assembly comprising:
- a reusable cordless ultrasonic transducer (1402) having;
an ultrasonic waveguide couple at which the transducer (1402) is operable to excite the waveguide attached thereto; and
an ultrasonic handle couple operable to substantially simultaneously connect;
the transducer to the instrument handle; and
a power input to the power source.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical waveguide driving assembly for attachment to a surgical ultrasonic instrument handle with a cordless power source therein includes a reusable cordless ultrasonic transducer that has an ultrasonic waveguide couple at which the transducer is operable to excite a waveguide attached thereto and a power input disposed to substantially simultaneously connect the waveguide couple to a waveguide and the power input to a power source located within the handle.
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1. An ultrasonic surgical waveguide driving assembly to be attached to a surgical ultrasonic instrument handle having a cordless power source therein and a waveguide, the assembly comprising:
a reusable cordless ultrasonic transducer (1402) having; an ultrasonic waveguide couple at which the transducer (1402) is operable to excite the waveguide attached thereto; and an ultrasonic handle couple operable to substantially simultaneously connect; the transducer to the instrument handle; and a power input to the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An ultrasonic surgical waveguide driving assembly to be attached to a surgical ultrasonic instrument handle having a waveguide and a cordless power source therein, the assembly comprising:
a reusable cordless ultrasonic transducer having; a cord-free transducer body having a power input cordlessly connectable to the power source; an ultrasonic waveguide couple at the transducer body and at which the transducer is operable to excite the waveguide attached thereto; and an ultrasonic instrument handle couple at the transducer body and operable to substantially simultaneously connect; the transducer to the instrument handle; and the power input to the power source.
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11. A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical instrument, the method comprising:
in a single step, simultaneously; mechanically coupling a reusable cordless ultrasonic transducer to a waveguide supported by a surgical ultrasonic instrument handle; and connecting the transducer to a cordless power supply located within the handle.
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