Battery assembly for battery-powered surgical instruments
First Claim
1. A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and operable to be coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide 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 an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly of the surgical instruments, the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly being operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide; 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 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 waveguide type; and
provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second waveguide type.
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Abstract
A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide types, comprises a housing having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with the battery chamber of the handles. The housing has at least one energy storage cell operable to power an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly of the surgical instruments. The ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly is operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide. A battery/handle interface has a plurality of connectors shaped to mate with a plurality of corresponding connectors within the battery chamber of the handles. A voltage-control circuit communicatively couples with and provides power to the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly, detects which one of the ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the handle connected to the housing, and provides an output in response to the detected waveguide type.
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21 Claims
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1. A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instruments with handles having a battery chamber and operable to be coupled to different ultrasonic waveguide 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 an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly of the surgical instruments, the ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly being operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide; 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 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 waveguide type; and provide at least a second output in response to a detection of at least a second waveguide type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery assembly for use in a number of battery-powered, cordless ultrasonic surgical instruments with handles having an ultrasonic-signal-generation assembly operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along an ultrasonic waveguide and a battery chamber having connectors therewithin and being operable to be coupled to at least one ultrasonic waveguide of a plurality of different ultrasonic waveguide 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 each 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 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 handle, to which the housing is coupled, which one of the ultrasonic waveguide types is coupled to the handle; and provide an output in response to the detected ultrasonic waveguide type. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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