Gravity plug and connector

#The present teachings generally relate to plugs and receptacles, and more specifically to plugs and receptacles for generators that are complementary to each other, and facilitate a proper connection.

#Typically, generators include one or more receptacles so that a plug can be inserted into the receptacle and a device connected to the plug is provided with power or signals so that the device is controlled or powered through the generator. Typically, the plug includes male pins that extend into the receptacle of the generator to form an electrical and/or signal connection. Some of these pins may be small and may be subject to deformation if the plug is not inserted into the receptacle of the generator properly. Other plugs may have look substantially identical all of the way around the plug such that it may be difficult for a user to orient the pug and the receptacle so that a proper connection is formed on a first attempt.

#Examples of some plugs may be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,950,052; 4,003,616; 5,567,181; and U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos. 2006/0094285 and 2015/0303737 and 56PA Australia Angled Plugs available at http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/56PA-Australia-Angled-plugs 671348986.html last accessed Jun. 22, 2016 all of which are incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. It would be attractive to have a plug with a body portion and a connection section that extend at an obtuse angle relative to each other. It would be attractive to have a joint section that connects a body portion and a connection section together and the joint section includes a sub-flush radius. What is needed is a joint section that connects a body portion and a connection section together and the joint section includes a thumb ridge. What is needed is a plug with a boss that has a D-shaped outer bore. What is needed is a plug with a hilt that is D-shaped.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a generator including plugs and receptacles;

#FIG. 2 illustrates a right rear perspective view of a plug;

#FIG. 3 illustrates a left rear perspective view of the plug of FIG. 3;

#The explanations and illustrations presented herein are intended to acquaint others skilled in the art with the teachings, its principles, and its practical application. Those skilled in the art may adapt and apply the teachings in its numerous forms, as may be best suited to the requirements of a particular use. Accordingly, the specific embodiments of the present teachings as set forth are not intended as being exhaustive or limiting of the teachings. The scope of the teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are incorporated by reference for all purposes. Other combinations are also possible as will be gleaned from the following claims, which are also hereby incorporated by reference into this written description.

#The present teachings relate to a plug of a device and preferably an electrosurgical device. Preferably, the present teachings relate to a plug of an electrosurgical device and associated componentry that form an electrosurgical system. The plug may be connected to a device in an electrosurgical system that may include one or more hand pieces, one or more ground pads, one or more generators, one or more electrosurgical devices, one or more adjacent hand piece components, or a combination thereof each device which are incorporated into the electrosurgical system. The plug and electrosurgical device may be any device that may be used by a surgeon to perform a surgical procedure. The electrosurgical device may function to be switched between two or more configurations, two or more states, or both. For example, the electrosurgical device may be switched between a monopolar configuration, a bipolar configuration, a non-electrosurgical configuration, or a combination of the three. The electrosurgical device may be any device that may be switched between two or more configurations with one hand so that a user may switch between the configurations without the need for a second hand, without disrupting the procedure, or both. The electrosurgical device may be any device and/or configuration that may be used ambidextrously, ambidextrously switched between configurations, or both. The electrosurgical device may be used to cut, perform hemostasis, coagulate, desiccate, fulgrate, electrocautery, or a combination thereof. The electrosurgical device may be any device that includes bipolar capabilities, monopolar capabilities, non-electrosurgical capabilities, or a combination thereof. The electrosurgical device may be used in open surgery. In addition to its electrosurgical capabilities the electrosurgical device may be used for non-electrosurgical purposes. For example, the electrosurgical device may be used as forceps, tweezers, or both that may be used to grip an object, an organ, a vein, skin, tissue, the like, or a combination thereof. In another example, one or more parts of the device may include a sharp edge and may be used to cut, similar to that of a scalpel. The electrosurgical device may include a hand piece and a generator. The electrosurgical device may have one or more therapy signals that extend between the hand piece through the plug and to the generator; from the generator through the plug and to the electrosurgical device; or a combination of both.

#The one or more therapy signals may be a signal, power, continuity, or a combination thereof. The one or more therapy signals may extend from the hand piece through the plug to the generator or vice versa. The one or more therapy signals may be formed by the hand piece, formed by the generator, or both. The electrosurgical therapy signals may be a therapy current. Preferably, the electrosurgical therapy signals indicate that a user has performed a step and a signal is being transmitted so that therapy current, energy, or both is generated. The electrosurgical therapy signals may provide a signal so that one or more therapy currents are produced and the therapy currents may be used for electrosurgery. The electrosurgical therapy signal may be a monopolar therapy signal, a bipolar therapy signal, or both. The electrosurgical therapy signal may be a monopolar therapy signal, a bipolar therapy signal, or both. The monopolar therapy signal may be any signal that has a voltage differential between a return port and an active port in the generator. The monopolar therapy signal may be any signal that when applied by the electrosurgical device extends from one pole of an electrosurgical device to another pole located at a remote location, off of the electrosurgical device, off the hand piece, or a combination thereof. The bipolar therapy signal may be any signal that has a voltage differential between two leads that are connected to the electrosurgical device, that are located in the generator, or both. The bipolar therapy signal may be any signal that when applied by the electrosurgical device extends from one component of a hand piece to another component of the hand piece (e.g., between two working arms, from a blade electrode to one or both working arms, or both). An electrosurgical therapy signal, when the activation circuit is in the second state, may exit the hand piece so that a therapy current extends from a blade electrode, between the first working arm and the second working arm, between the blade electrode and one or both of the working arms, or a combination thereof. The therapy signal may be generated and conducted from the hand piece to the generator.