Battery pack attached to a cable

• US 9,118,057 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2013
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc. (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc. (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Bennett, Michael J., Ryan, Phillip A., Yarbrough, Paul E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peffley, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Giuliani, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US14/012,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20140066928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 606/41, 606/45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/26 Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32002 with continuously rotating, oscillating or reciprocating cutting instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/04 by heating by applying electromagnetic radiation A61B18/18; hyperthermia using electric or magnetic fields, radiation or ultrasound A61N
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/148 having a short, rigid shaft for accessing the inner body transcutaneously, e.g. for neurosurgery or arthroscopy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0023 disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00571 for achieving a particular surgical effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2217/007 with irrigation system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2218/002 Irrigation
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/298 characterised by the wiring of battery packs
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/574 Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0086 portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus casings for switching devices H01H9/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An article comprising: (i) a handheld device including (a) a housing, (b) a powered element within the housing: (ii) a battery pack, wherein the handheld device is connected by an external cable to a functional system, wherein the battery pack is attached to the external cable, and wherein the battery pack supplies power to the powered element.

Claims

1. An article comprising:

i. a handheld device including;

(a) a housing; and

(b) a powered element within the housing;

ii. a battery pack; and

iii. an external cable having;

(a) a first segment containing battery lead wires and electrosurgical lead wires; and

(b) a second segment containing the electrosurgical lead wires;

wherein the handheld device is connected by the external cable to a functional system;

wherein the housing is connected to the battery pack by the first segment of the external cable;

wherein the battery pack is connected to the functional system by the second segment of the external cable;

wherein the battery pack supplies power to the powered element;

wherein the functional system includes a console which enables the handheld device; and

wherein the console houses a generator which supplies electrical energy to the handheld device separate from the powered element.

2. An article according to claim 1, wherein the powered element is a motor.

3. An article according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device is an electrosurgical medical device.

4. An article according to claim 3, wherein the electrosurgical medical device is a debrider.

5. An article according to claim 3, wherein the electrosurgical medical device has at least one electrode, and

wherein the generator supplies power to the at least one electrode.

6. An article according to claim 3, wherein the electrosurgical medical device has at least one inner blade coupled to a motor;

and

wherein the motor is the powered element.

7. An article according to claim 6 wherein the motor powers the inner blade.

8. An article according to claim 1, wherein the second segment of the external cable connects the battery pack to a plug interfacing with the generator.

9. An article according to claim 8, wherein the plug interfacing with the generator includes a monopolar three-prong plug.

10. An article according to claim 9, wherein the generator is a monopolar generator with a three-prong plug connection.

11. An article according to claim 1, wherein the battery lead wires transmit electricity to the powered element.

12. An a according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack is wired to the external cable.

13. An article according to claim 1, wherein the generator converts mechanic energy to the electrical energy.

14. An article according to claim 1, wherein the electrosurgical lead wires transmit a high frequency signal between the generator and the handheld device.

15. An article according to claim 14, wherein the high frequency signal is a radiofrequency signal.

16. An article according to claim 1, wherein the electrosurgical lead wires transmit a high frequency signal between the generator and the handheld device;

and

wherein the battery lead wires transmit electrical energy between the battery pack and the handheld device.

17. An article according to claim 1, wherein the generator is connected to the housing with the electrosurgical lead wires.