SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A BATTERY POWERED SURGICAL TOOL AND THE BATTERY USED TO POWER THE TOOL
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1. A powered surgical tool system, said system including:
- a powered surgical tool having;
a power generating unit;
a surgical attachment for performing a surgical/medical procedure that is actuated by said power generating unit;
a control circuit for regulating actuation of said power generating unit; and
a data transmission head that is connected to said control circuit wherein, said control circuit is further configured to output data regarding the operation of said powered surgical tool through said data transmission head;
a battery that is removably attachable to said powered surgical tool, said battery having at least one rechargeable cell for energizing said tool power generating unit and a memory that is removably connected to said tool data transmission head and that is configured to store data received from said data transmission head regarding the operation of said tool; and
a static unit for removably receiving said battery, said static unit having a device for reading from the data in said battery memory, including the stored data regarding operation of said powered surgical tool.
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Abstract
A surgical power tool system including a cordless powered surgical tool, a battery for energizing the tool and a charger for charging the battery. The battery includes a memory. When the battery is attached to the tool, a processor integral with the tool writes data to the memory regarding the operation of the tool. When the battery is attached to the charger, the data are read out the battery memory. These data are then evaluated to determine the operational state of the tool.
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1. A powered surgical tool system, said system including:
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a powered surgical tool having;
a power generating unit;
a surgical attachment for performing a surgical/medical procedure that is actuated by said power generating unit;
a control circuit for regulating actuation of said power generating unit; and
a data transmission head that is connected to said control circuit wherein, said control circuit is further configured to output data regarding the operation of said powered surgical tool through said data transmission head;
a battery that is removably attachable to said powered surgical tool, said battery having at least one rechargeable cell for energizing said tool power generating unit and a memory that is removably connected to said tool data transmission head and that is configured to store data received from said data transmission head regarding the operation of said tool; and
a static unit for removably receiving said battery, said static unit having a device for reading from the data in said battery memory, including the stored data regarding operation of said powered surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a battery powered surgical tool, said method including the steps of:
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energizing a powered surgical tool with a rechargeable battery removably attached to the tool;
with the powered surgical tool, generating data regarding the operation of the tool;
storing the data regarding the operation of the operation of the powered surgical tool in a memory integral with the battery;
removing the battery from the powered surgical tool, placing the battery in a charger and charging the battery with the charger; and
writing out from the battery memory the stored data regarding the operation of the powered surgical tool and evaluating the operation of the tool based on the data regarding the operation of the powered tool. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A powered surgical tool system, said system including:
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a powered surgical tool, said tool having;
an attachment for performing a medical procedure;
a power generating unit that actuates said attachment;
a monitoring circuit for monitoring the operation of the powered surgical tool and outputting data regarding the operation of said powered surgical tool;
a battery that is removably attachable to said powered surgical tool, said battery having;
at least one rechargeable cell for energizing said tool power generating unit; and
a memory that is connectable to said tool monitoring circuit for receiving and storing the data regarding the operation of said powered surgical tool; and
a charger for removably receiving said battery, said charger having;
a current source for charging said battery at least one rechargeable cell; and
a processing circuit connectable to said battery memory for reading out of said battery memory the stored data regarding the operation of said powered surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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