POWER CONSOLE FOR SURGICAL TOOL CAPABLE OF RECEIVING TOOL MEMORY DATA OVER THE TERMINALS OVER WHICH POWER SIGNALS ARE SOURCED TO THE TOOL
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Abstract
A console for providing power to a surgical tool. Internal to the console is a power supply that supplies power, a processor that regulates the application of the power and a memory reader that reads data from a memory integral with the tool. The power is sourced over terminals also part of the console. The tool memory data are used to regulate the characteristics of the sourced power. An isolation circuit also internal to the console extends between the terminals over and the memory reader. The isolation circuit allows the memory reader to send read requests to the tool memory and receive data signals from the tool memory over the terminals while protecting the memory reader from the power signals sourced by the power supply.
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44 Claims
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21. A control console for providing power signals to a powered surgical tool, said console including:
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a power supply configured to source power signals having variable characteristics; terminals to which the power signals are received from the power supply and through which the power signals are applied to the surgical tool; a memory reader configured to receive data signals from a memory associated with the surgical tool, the data describing characteristics of the power signal to be sourced to the tool; an isolation circuit located between at least one said terminal to which the power signals are received from said power supply and said memory reader, wherein said isolation circuit is configured to; apply data signals from the tool memory received over the at least one said terminal to said memory reader; and when, said power supply sources power signals through said terminals, prevent the power signals from adversely affecting said memory reader; and a controller that receives from said memory reader the data read from the tool memory and that is connected to said power supply for regulating the characteristics of the power signals sourced by the power supply. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A control console for providing power signals to a powered surgical tool, said console including:
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a power supply configured to source power signals having variable characteristics; terminals to which the power signals are applied from the power supply and through which the power signals are applied to the surgical tool; a memory reader configured to;
output interrogation signals to a memory associated with the surgical tool; andreceive data signals from the memory, the data describing characteristics of the power signal to be sourced to the tool; an isolation circuit located between at least one said terminal to which the power signals are applied from said power supply and said memory reader, wherein said isolation circuit is configured to; apply the interrogation signals output by the memory reader to the at least one said terminal without appreciably changing the characteristics of the interrogation signals; apply data signals from the tool memory received over the at least one said terminal to said memory reader without appreciably changing the characteristics of the data signals; and when, said power supply applies power signals through said terminals, prevent the power signals from adversely affecting said memory reader; and a controller that receives from said memory reader the data read from the tool memory and that is connected to said power supply for regulating the characteristics of the power signals sourced by the power supply. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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