Cordless Hand-Held Ultrasonic Cautery Cutting Device and Method
First Claim
1. A disposable ultrasonic surgical handle connectable to an ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic waveguide, a battery, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly, the handle comprising:
- a handle body having;
a power supply portion defining a battery-holding compartment and having at least two battery contacts at the battery-holding compartment;
a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to accept the ultrasonic waveguide therein;
a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and
an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously;
selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body;
place an end of the ultrasonic transducer within the transducer attachment dock; and
electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the at least two battery contacts.
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Abstract
A disposable ultrasonic surgical handle connectable to an ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic waveguide, a removable battery, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly, includes a handle body with a portion defining a battery-holding compartment, the battery-holding compartment having at least two battery contacts, a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to accept the waveguide therein, a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the waveguide when the waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment. The ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock is shaped to substantially simultaneously selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body, place an end of the ultrasonic transducer within the transducer attachment dock, and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the at least two battery contacts.
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21 Claims
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1. A disposable ultrasonic surgical handle connectable to an ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic waveguide, a battery, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly, the handle comprising:
a handle body having; a power supply portion defining a battery-holding compartment and having at least two battery contacts at the battery-holding compartment; a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to accept the ultrasonic waveguide therein; a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously; selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body; place an end of the ultrasonic transducer within the transducer attachment dock; and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the at least two battery contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A disposable ultrasonic surgical handle connectable to an ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic waveguide, a removable battery, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly, the handle comprising:
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a first handle body portion defining therein a selectively accessible and aseptically sealable battery-holding compartment; selectively exposed to the environment; configured to aseptically removably hold therein the removable battery; and having an electrical connector; and a second handle body portion connected to the first handle body portion and having; a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to accept the ultrasonic waveguide therein; a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously; selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the second handle body portion; place an end of the ultrasonic transducer within the transducer attachment dock; and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the removable battery through the electrical connector when the removable battery is disposed in the battery-holding compartment and the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly is disposed in the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock.
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Specification