Cordless hand-held ultrasonic cautery cutting device

• US 8,403,949 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2008
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien AG (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien AG (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Palmer, Matthew A., Smith, Kevin W., Bales, Thomas O., Deville, Derek Dee
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Victor
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN
• Application Number:
  US12/269,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20090143804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 600/437, 600/461, 600/471, 601/2, 604/22, 433/86, 433/119, 606/169
• US Class Current: 606/169
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1285 for minimally invasive surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00017 Electrical control of surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0023 disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable for prosthetic joint-implanting tools A61F2/4603
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320093 additional movable means performing cutting operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320094 additional movable means performing clamping operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320095 with sealing or cauterizing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320097 with stapling means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320098 with transverse or torsional motion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00595 Cauterization
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/02 Localised ultrasound hyperthermia hyperthermia in general A61F7/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

An ultrasonic assembly that is removably connectable to an ultrasonic waveguide of an ultrasonic surgical handle includes a cordless ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly having an ultrasonic generator and an ultrasonic transducer electrically coupled to the generator and having an output couple, a shell housing therein the ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly and having a securing connection shaped to removably connect to the ultrasonic surgical handle. The output couple is operable to impart ultrasonic movement to the ultrasonic waveguide when the securing connection is connected to the ultrasonic surgical handle and the waveguide is connected to the output couple.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic assembly removably connectable to an ultrasonic waveguide of an ultrasonic surgical handle, the assembly comprising:

a cordless ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly having;

an ultrasonic generator; and

an ultrasonic transducer electrically coupled to the generator and having an output couple;

a shell;

housing therein the ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly;

having a securing connection shaped to removably connect to the ultrasonic surgical handle; and

having an outer surface with electrically communicating contacts that are conductively connected to the generator for supplying power thereto;

the output couple operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the ultrasonic waveguide when the securing connection is connected to the ultrasonic surgical handle and the waveguide is connected to the output couple.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the shell is aseptically sealed.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the securing connection is shaped to removably connect to a rail of the ultrasonic surgical handle.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the securing connection is shaped to removably connect to an undercut slot of the ultrasonic surgical handle.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the resonant wave is a sine wave.

6. An ultrasonic assembly removably connectable to an ultrasonic waveguide of an ultrasonic surgical handle, the assembly comprising:

a cordless ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly having;

an ultrasonic generator; and

an ultrasonic transducer electrically coupled to the generator and having an output couple;

a shell;

housing therein at least one of the generator and the transducer;

having a securing connection shaped to removably connect to the ultrasonic surgical handle; and

having an outer surface with electrically communicating contacts that are conductively connected to the generator for supplying power thereto;

the output couple operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the ultrasonic waveguide when the securing connection is connected to the ultrasonic surgical handle and the waveguide is connected to the output couple.

7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the shell is aseptically sealed.

8. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the securing connection is shaped to removably connect to one of a rail and an undercut slot of the ultrasonic surgical handle.

9. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the resonant wave is a sine wave.

10. An ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly to be removably connected to an ultrasonic waveguide of an ultrasonic surgical handle, the assembly comprising:

a cordless ultrasonic transducer having an external output couple operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the ultrasonic waveguide when the waveguide is connected to the output couple;

a tank circuit electrically connected to the transducer and tuned to match the transducer; and

an aseptically sealed assembly shell having;

disposed therein the transducer and the tank circuit;

an external securing connection shaped to removably connect the shell to the ultrasonic surgical handle; and

having an outer surface with electrically communicating contacts for supplying power within the shell.

11. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein:

the tank circuit includes an internal driving-wave generation circuit having a generator output; and

the transducer is communicatively coupled to the generator output.

12. The assembly according to claim 11, wherein the driving-wave generation circuit comprises at least one of:

a control circuit; and

a drive circuit.

13. The assembly according to claim 11, wherein the transducer is rotatable with respect to the driving-wave generation circuit.

14. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein the transducer and the tank circuit are powered only by the surgical handle.

15. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein:

the surgical handle has an internal battery; and

the transducer and the tank circuit are powered only by the battery.

16. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein:

the waveguide has an identification type; and

the tank circuit is operable to vary at least one of a driving-wave output frequency and a driving-wave output power based on the identification type.

17. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein the resonant wave is a sine wave.