Method of assembling a cordless hand-held ultrasonic cautery cutting device
First Claim
1. A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly including;
a shell;
an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell; and
an ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end housed within the shell and a proximal end exposed out from the shell;
providing an ultrasonic waveguide;
providing a handle body having;
an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably couple the shell to the handle body;
an ultrasonic transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably receive the ultrasonic transducer at the handle body; and
a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic transducer when the shell is coupled to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock;
substantially simultaneously;
electrically coupling the ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; and
inserting the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer into the ultrasonic transducer attachment dock;
inserting the ultrasonic waveguide into the waveguide attachment dock; and
rotating the ultrasonic waveguide with respect to the proximal end to fixedly couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer.
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Abstract
A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical assembly includes the steps of substantially simultaneously removably coupling an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit to an ultrasonic surgical handle body and removably inserting an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of a rotatably free ultrasonic transducer into the ultrasonic surgical handle body. An ultrasonic waveguide is inserted into the ultrasonic surgical handle body opposite the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end. The ultrasonic waveguide is rotated with respect to the ultrasonic transducer to fixedly couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer.
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Citations
12 Claims
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1. A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical assembly, the method comprising:
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providing an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly including; a shell; an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell; and an ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end housed within the shell and a proximal end exposed out from the shell; providing an ultrasonic waveguide; providing a handle body having; an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably couple the shell to the handle body; an ultrasonic transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably receive the ultrasonic transducer at the handle body; and a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic transducer when the shell is coupled to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; substantially simultaneously; electrically coupling the ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; and inserting the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer into the ultrasonic transducer attachment dock; inserting the ultrasonic waveguide into the waveguide attachment dock; and rotating the ultrasonic waveguide with respect to the proximal end to fixedly couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical assembly, the method comprising:
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providing an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly including; a shell; an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell; and an ultrasonic transducer having; an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end; and a proximal end exposed out from the shell; providing an ultrasonic waveguide; providing a handle body having; an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably couple the shell to the handle body; an ultrasonic transducer attachment dock exposed to the environment and shaped to selectively removably receive the ultrasonic transducer at the handle body; and a waveguide attachment dock housing a proximal portion of the ultrasonic waveguide and shaped to selectively removably couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic transducer when the shell is coupled to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; substantially simultaneously; electrically coupling the ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; and inserting the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer into the ultrasonic transducer attachment dock; rotating the ultrasonic waveguide with respect to the proximal end to couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for assembling an ultrasonic surgical assembly, the method comprising:
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providing an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly including; a shell; an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell; and an ultrasonic transducer having; an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end; and a proximal end exposed out from the shell; providing an ultrasonic waveguide; providing a handle body having; an ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock shaped to selectively removably couple the shell to the handle body; an ultrasonic transducer attachment dock and shaped to selectively removably receive the ultrasonic transducer at the handle body; and a waveguide attachment dock at which the ultrasonic waveguide is connected rotatably and shaped to selectively removably couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic transducer when the shell is coupled to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; substantially simultaneously; electrically coupling the ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit to the ultrasonic-signal-generator assembly dock; and inserting the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer into the ultrasonic transducer attachment dock; rotating the ultrasonic waveguide with respect to the proximal end to couple the ultrasonic waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end of the ultrasonic transducer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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