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;
an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the at least two battery contacts; and
a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously;
place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and
electrically couple the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly when the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly is secured to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock.
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Abstract
A disposable ultrasonic surgical handle connectable to an ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic waveguide, a battery, and an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly, includes a handle body having a power supply 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, an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the battery contacts, and a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the waveguide when the waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock and electrically couple the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly when the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly is secured to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock. The battery can be removable.
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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; an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the handle body and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the at least two battery contacts; and a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously; place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and electrically couple the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly when the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly is secured to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock. - 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; 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 and electrically couple the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly to the removable battery in the battery-holding compartment; and a transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to substantially simultaneously; place the ultrasonic transducer in coaxial alignment with the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock; and electrically couple the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly when the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly is secured to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock.
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