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CONTROL MODULE FOR A POWERED SURGICAL TOOL, THE MODULE INCLUDING A SHELL HAVING ACTIVE SEALS DISPOSED AROUND THE CONDUCTIVE PINS THAT EXTEND INTO THE SHELL

  • US 20160175021A1
  • Filed: 03/01/2016
  • Published: 06/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control module for regulating the operation of a powered surgical tool, said control module including:

  • a shell, said shell configured for attachment to a powered surgical tool and said shell being formed with at least one opening;

    a circuit disposed in said shell for regulating operation of a power generating unit integral with the powered surgical tool;

    at least one conductive pin that extends through the at least one opening of said shell for establishing an electrical connection between said power generating unit and said circuit; and

    a seal assembly disposed in said at least one opening of said shell, said seal including;

    a first stop disposed in the at least one opening around said pin, said first stop extending to an inner surface of said shell that defines the shell opening;

    a second stop disposed in the at least one opening around said pin said second stop extending to the inner surface of said shell that defines the shell opening, said second stop being spaced away from said first stop;

    a seal unit disposed in the at least one opening around said conductive pin and between said first and second stops, said seal including;

    a boot, said boot shaped to have an inner skirt that extends around a section of said conductive pin that that extends through the shell opening;

    an outer skirt that disposed around said pin adjacent the inner surface of said shell that defines the shell opening; and

    a base that extends between said skirts; and

    at least one biasing member separate from said boot located between said skirts that biases the outer skirt against the shell inner surface or biases the inner skirt against said pin.

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