Battery pack attached to a cable

• US 9,486,268 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2015
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• 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 ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US14/802,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20150320474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 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;

(b) a powered element within the housing;

(ii) a battery pack;

(iii) an external cable having;

(a) a first segment containing battery lead wires and an irrigation line; and

(b) a second segment containing the irrigation line;

wherein the handheld device is connected by the external cable to a functional system and the functional system is a console which houses an irrigation system;

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

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

wherein the battery pack supplies power to the powered element.

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

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

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

5. The article according to claim 4, wherein the electrosurgical medical device has at least one inner blade coupled to a motor.

6. The article according to claim 5, wherein the motor powers the at least one inner blade.

7. The article according to claim 1, wherein electricity is being transmitted via the battery lead wires to the powered element.

8. The article according to claim 1, wherein the powered element is a motor and the housing has a motor power switch.

9. The article according to claim 1, wherein the console is housed separate from the battery pack.

10. The article according to claim 9, wherein the irrigation line provides transmission of a fluid between the irrigation system to the housing.

11. The article according to claim 10, wherein the irrigation line is connected to an irrigation port in the housing.

12. The article of claim 11, wherein the fluid includes water, saline, aminoacetic acid, or antiseptic solution.

13. An article comprising:

(i) a handheld device including;

(a) a housing;

(b) a powered element within the housing;

(ii) a battery pack;

(iii) an external cable having;

(a) a first segment containing battery lead wires and an irrigation line; and

(b) a second segment containing the irrigation fine;

wherein the handheld device is connected by the external cable to a functional system and the functional system is a console which houses an Irrigation system and is separate from the battery pack;

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

wherein the battery pack supplies power to the powered element; and

wherein the irrigation line is connected to an irrigation port in the housing.

14. The article according to claim 13, wherein the powered element is a motor.

15. The article according to claim 14, wherein the handheld device is an electrosurgical medical device.

16. The article according to claim 15, wherein the electrosurgical medical device is a debrider.

17. The article according to claim 16, wherein the electrosurgical medical device has at least one inner blade coupled to a motor and the motor powers the at least one inner blade.

18. The article according to claim 13, wherein electricity is being transmitted via the battery lead wires to the powered element.

19. The article according to claim 13, wherein the powered element is a motor and the housing has a motor power switch.

20. The article according to claim 13, wherein the irrigation line provides transmission of a fluid between the irrigation system to the housing.