Battery assembly for battery-powered surgical instruments
First Claim
1. In combination with a battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instrument having:
- an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide;
handles each having a battery chamber and operable to be coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide types, wherein the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly is connected to the handle; and
the battery chamber having connectors therewithin electrically connected to the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly,a 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 the ultrasonic-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 ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly;
detect which one of the ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the handle connected to the housing;
provide a first output in response to a detection of a first ultrasonic waveguide type; and
provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second ultrasonic waveguide 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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21 Claims
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1. In combination with a battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instrument having:
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an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide; handles each having a battery chamber and operable to be coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide types, wherein the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly is connected to the handle; and the battery chamber having connectors therewithin electrically connected to the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly, a 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 the ultrasonic-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 ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly; detect which one of the ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the handle connected to the housing; provide a first output in response to a detection of a first ultrasonic waveguide type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second ultrasonic waveguide type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cordless, hand-held, ultrasonic cautery cutting device, comprising:
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an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide; at least one handle selected from a set of different handle types each having a battery chamber and each being operable to be coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide types, 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 ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the handle connected to the housing; provide a first output in response to a detection of a first ultrasonic waveguide type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second ultrasonic waveguide type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A cordless, hand-held, ultrasonic surgical device, comprising:
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at least one handle selected from a set of different surgical handle types each having a battery chamber with connectors therewithin and each being operable to be coupled to at least one ultrasonic waveguide of a plurality of different ultrasonic waveguide types; an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly; being operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the at least one ultrasonic waveguide; and being electrically connected to at least some of the connectors within battery chamber; and a battery assembly having; a housing with an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of each of the different surgical handle types, 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 at least some of 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 from the at least one handle which one of the ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the at least one handle; provide an output in response to the detected ultrasonic waveguide type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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