CHARGING STATION FOR BATTERY POWERED BIOPSY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A charging station for a battery powered biopsy apparatus, said biopsy apparatus including a driver assembly configured for releasable attachment to a biopsy probe assembly, said driver assembly having a battery and a first housing configured to be grasped by a user, said first housing having a first cavity, said first cavity of said driver assembly being configured for receiving a second housing of said biopsy probe assembly when said biopsy probe assembly is mounted to said driver assembly, said second housing having a first shape, said charging station comprising:
- a charging dock having a third housing and a charging unit contained in said third housing, said charging unit having a set of electrical contacts, said third housing having a second shape, said third housing being received in said first cavity of said driver assembly with said electrical contacts being coupled in electrical communication with said driver assembly when said driver assembly is mounted on said charging dock for charging; and
wherein said charging unit provides a signal to said driver assembly to reset said driver assembly to an initialized state when said driver assembly is mounted to said charging station.
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Abstract
A charging station for a battery powered biopsy apparatus includes a charging dock having a housing and a charging unit contained in the housing. The charging unit has a set of electrical contacts. The housing is received in a first cavity of a driver assembly with the electrical contacts being coupled in electrical communication with the driver assembly when the driver assembly is mounted on the charging dock for charging. The charging unit provides a signal to the driver assembly to reset the driver assembly to an initialized state when the driver assembly is mounted to the charging station.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A charging station for a battery powered biopsy apparatus, said biopsy apparatus including a driver assembly configured for releasable attachment to a biopsy probe assembly, said driver assembly having a battery and a first housing configured to be grasped by a user, said first housing having a first cavity, said first cavity of said driver assembly being configured for receiving a second housing of said biopsy probe assembly when said biopsy probe assembly is mounted to said driver assembly, said second housing having a first shape, said charging station comprising:
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a charging dock having a third housing and a charging unit contained in said third housing, said charging unit having a set of electrical contacts, said third housing having a second shape, said third housing being received in said first cavity of said driver assembly with said electrical contacts being coupled in electrical communication with said driver assembly when said driver assembly is mounted on said charging dock for charging; and wherein said charging unit provides a signal to said driver assembly to reset said driver assembly to an initialized state when said driver assembly is mounted to said charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A biopsy system, comprising:
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a driver assembly having an electromechanical power source with a battery and having a first housing configured to be grasped by a user, said first housing having a first cavity; a biopsy probe assembly configured for releasable attachment to said driver assembly, said biopsy probe assembly having a frame, a biopsy probe, a transmission device and a second housing, said biopsy probe and said second housing being mounted to said frame, said second housing containing at least a portion of said transmission device with said biopsy probe being drivably coupled to said transmission device, and said transmission device being configured for releasable driven coupling to said electromechanical power source of said driver assembly, said first cavity of said driver assembly being configured for receiving said second housing of said biopsy probe assembly when said driver assembly is mounted to said biopsy probe assembly, said second housing having a first shape; and a charging dock having a third housing and a charging unit contained in said third housing, said charging unit having a set of electrical contacts, said third housing having a second shape substantially the same as said first shape of said second housing of said biopsy probe assembly, said third housing being received in said first cavity of said driver assembly with said electrical contacts being coupled in electrical communication with said driver assembly when said driver assembly is mounted on said charging dock for charging. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for charging a battery operated biopsy apparatus, comprising:
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providing a signal to a driver assembly of said battery operated biopsy apparatus indicating that a connection between first electrical contacts of a charging unit of a charging station and second electrical contacts of said driver assembly has been made; upon receiving said signal, determining whether said driver assembly is in an error state, wherein if said error state exists, then resetting said driver assembly to an initialized state; and charging a battery of said driver assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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