Surgical instrument

• US 9,387,002 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerafy Singapore Pte. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shanghai Yaochuan Information Technology Co., Ltd., Xerafy
• Inventors: Deng, Yong, Liu, Zhijia
• Primary Examiner(s): St Cyr, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/686,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20150272690A1
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• Field of Search: 235/385, 235/462.46, 235/472.02
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/28 Surgical forceps for holding suture needles or materials A61B17/0483; for removing or smashing calculi A61B17/221; surgical scissors A61B17/3201 ; obstetrical forceps A61B17/44; for inserting intraocular lenses A61F2/1662; hand-held gripping tools in general B25B7/00 ]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3201 Scissors for biopsy A61B10/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a surgical instrument which comprises an instrument body and an encapsulated electronic device, wherein the instrument body is partially or completely made of a metal material; the encapsulated electronic device comprises a radio frequency identification chip which is electrically connected with the instrument body; the instrument body, which serves as an antenna of the radio frequency identification chip, is configured to acquire the electromagnetic wave energy so as to activate the radio frequency identification chip. According to the surgical instrument, the instrument body, which serves as the antenna of the encapsulated electronic device, is configured to acquire the electromagnetic wave energy so as to activate the radio frequency identification chip, so that no antenna is needed to be configured in the encapsulated electronic device, and thus the encapsulated electronic device cannot affect operations of medical staff due to small size and can achieve excellent reading effect.

Claims

1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

an instrument body partially or completely made of a metal material; and

an encapsulated electronic device, comprising a radio frequency identification chip which is electrically connected with the instrument body,

wherein the instrument body serves as an antenna of the radio frequency identification chip to acquire electromagnetic wave energy so as to activate the radio frequency identification chip.

2. A surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said radio frequency identification chip is electrically connected with said instrument body through a matching network in parallel or in series, and the matching network adjusts impedance change of said instrument body to form conjugate match of impedance with said radio frequency identification chip so as to achieve maximum transmission of power.

3. A surgical instrument according to claim 2, wherein said radio frequency identification chip, said matching network and said instrument body are electrically connected through a transmission line feed network.

4. A surgical instrument according to claim 3, wherein said encapsulated electronic device is filled with an encapsulating material which encapsulates said radio frequency identification chip, said matching network and said transmission line feed network therein.

5. A surgical instrument according to claim 4, wherein said encapsulating material is a biocompatible material according with implantation standards.

6. A surgical instrument according to claim 5, wherein said encapsulated electronic device constitutes a part of the structure of said instrument body.

7. A surgical instrument according to claim 6, wherein connecting parts are disposed at two ends of the encapsulated electronic device, and the encapsulated electronic device and the instrument body are connected into a whole by virtue of the connecting parts.

8. A surgical instrument according to claim 7, wherein said connecting part comprises a stainless steel solder pad which is welded with the instrument body.

9. A surgical instrument according to 7, wherein said connecting part comprises a stainless steel clamping structure, wherein a structure matched with the stainless steel clamping structure is correspondingly disposed on the instrument body, and said stainless steel clamping structure is welded with said instrument body after clamping.

10. A surgical instrument according to claim 9, wherein a tenon is disposed at an end part of said stainless steel clamping structure and matched with a groove correspondingly disposed in the instrument body.