Battery Assembly for Battery-Powered Surgical Instruments
First Claim
1. A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and different handle types, the battery assembly comprising:
- a housing having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of the handles, the housing having;
at least one energy storage cell operable to power a signal generation assembly of the surgical instruments; and
a battery/handle interface having a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with a plurality of corresponding connectors within the battery chamber of the handles; and
a voltage-control circuit operable to;
communicatively couple with and provide power to the signal generation assembly;
detect which one of the handle types is connected to the housing;
provide a first output in response to a detection of a first handle type; and
provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second handle type.
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Abstract
A battery assembly is used in battery-powered surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and different handle types. The battery assembly includes a housing having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of the handles and a voltage-control circuit. The housing has at least one energy storage cell operable to power a signal generation assembly of the surgical instruments and a battery/handle interface having a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with a plurality of corresponding connectors within the battery chamber of the handles. The voltage-control circuit is operable to communicatively couple with and provide power to the signal generation assembly, detect which one of the handle types is connected to the housing, provide a first output in response to a detection of a first handle type, and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of a second handle type.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and different handle types, the battery assembly comprising:
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a housing having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of the handles, the housing having; at least one energy storage cell operable to power a signal generation assembly of the surgical instruments; and a battery/handle interface having a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with a plurality of corresponding connectors within the battery chamber of the handles; and a voltage-control circuit operable to; communicatively couple with and provide power to the signal generation assembly; detect which one of the handle types is connected to the housing; provide a first output in response to a detection of a first handle type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second handle type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. In combination with a battery-powered surgical instrument having:
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a signal generation assembly; different handle types with the handles each having a battery chamber, the signal generation assembly connected to the handle; and the battery chamber having connectors therewithin electrically connected to the signal generation assembly, the improvement comprising; a battery assembly having; a housing having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of the handles, the housing having; at least one energy storage cell operable to power the signal generation assembly of the surgical instruments; and a battery/handle interface having a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with the connectors within each battery chamber; and a voltage-control circuit operable to; communicatively couple with and provide power to the signal generation assembly; detect which one of the handle types is connected to the housing; provide a first output in response to a detection of a first handle type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second handle type. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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19. A cordless, hand-held, ultrasonic cautery cutting device, comprising:
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an ultrasonic signal generation assembly; at least one handle selected from a set of different handle types each having a battery chamber, the battery chamber having connectors therewithin and electrically connected to the ultrasonic signal generation assembly; and a removable battery assembly having; a housing with an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of each of the handles, the housing having; at least one energy storage cell operable to power the ultrasonic signal generation assembly; and a battery/handle interface having a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with the connectors within the battery chamber; and a voltage-control circuit operable to; communicatively couple with and provide power to the ultrasonic signal generation assembly; detect which one of the handle types is connected to the housing; provide a first output in response to a detection of a first handle type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second handle type. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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