Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device
First Claim
1. A surgical device, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end;
a surgical end effector disposed at the distal end of the shaft;
a body disposed at the proximal end of the shaft, the body defining a dock including at least one electrical contact; and
a battery assembly releasably engagable with the dock via a non-threaded mating connection, wherein engagement of the battery assembly with the dock establishes an aseptic seal between the battery assembly and the body that inhibits ingress of contamination between the battery assembly and the body, the battery assembly including at least one battery cell and at least one electrical contact, wherein the at least one electrical contact of the battery assembly is electrically coupled with the at least one electrical contact of the dock upon engagement of the battery assembly with the dock.
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Abstract
A battery-powered, modular surgical device includes an electrically powered surgical instrument operable to surgically interface with human tissue and a handle assembly connected to the surgical instrument. The handle assembly has a removable hand grip and a handle body. The hand grip is shaped to permit handling of the surgical device by one hand of an operator, has an upper portion and a cordless internal battery assembly that powers the surgical instrument. The internal battery assembly has at least one energy storage cell. The handle body is operable to removably connect at least the upper portion of the hand grip thereto and create an aseptic seal around at least a portion of the hand grip when connected thereto and electrically couple the internal battery assembly of the hand grip to the surgical instrument and thereby power the surgical instrument for interfacing surgically with the human tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a surgical end effector disposed at the distal end of the shaft; a body disposed at the proximal end of the shaft, the body defining a dock including at least one electrical contact; and a battery assembly releasably engagable with the dock via a non-threaded mating connection, wherein engagement of the battery assembly with the dock establishes an aseptic seal between the battery assembly and the body that inhibits ingress of contamination between the battery assembly and the body, the battery assembly including at least one battery cell and at least one electrical contact, wherein the at least one electrical contact of the battery assembly is electrically coupled with the at least one electrical contact of the dock upon engagement of the battery assembly with the dock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical device, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a surgical end effector disposed at the distal end of the shaft; a body disposed at the proximal end of the shaft, the body including a first pivot component and defining a dock including at least one electrical contact, and a battery assembly releasably engagable with the dock, the battery assembly including a second pivot component configured to cooperate with the first pivot component to define a pivot axis about which the battery assembly is rotated to engage the battery assembly with the dock, wherein engagement of the battery assembly with the dock establishes an aseptic seal between the battery assembly and the body that inhibits ingress of contamination between the battery assembly and the body, the battery assembly including at least one battery cell and at least one electrical contact, wherein the at least one electrical contact of the battery assembly is electrically coupled with the at least one electrical contact of the dock upon engagement of the battery assembly with the dock. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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