# US 11,896,285 B2 · Device with movable buttons or switches and visual indicator

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- Number: US 11,896,285 B2
- Document ID: US11896285B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/921,351
- Filed: 2018-03-14
- Published: 2019-09-19
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-03-14
- Assignees: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Applicants: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.
- Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor; Theodore C. Blus
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896285B2

## CPC

- A61B 18/14: Probes or electrodes therefor
- A61B 18/1442: {Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps}
- A61N 7/00: Ultrasound therapy (lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 {; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092})
- A61B 18/1402: {Probes for open surgery}
- A61B 2017/00367: {Details of actuation of instruments, e.g. relations between pushing buttons, or the like, and activation of the tool, working tip, or the like}
- A61B 2017/00429: {with a roughened portion}
- A61B 2018/00589: {Coagulation}
- A61B 2018/00595: {Cauterization}
- A61B 2018/00601: {Cutting}
- A61B 2018/00607: {Coagulation and cutting with the same instrument}
- A61B 2018/00922: {by switching or controlling the treatment energy directly within the hand-piece}
- A61B 2018/00946: {slidable}
- A61B 2018/00952: {rotatable}
- A61B 2018/00958: {for switching between different working modes of the main function}
- A61B 2018/1412: {Blade}
- A61B 2018/1455: {having a moving blade for cutting tissue grasped by the jaws}
- A61B 2018/1462: {Tweezers}
- A61B 2090/0807: {Indication means}
- A61B 2090/0808: {for indicating correct assembly of components, e.g. of the surgical apparatus}
- A61B 2090/0811: {for the position of a particular part of an instrument with respect to the rest of the instrument, e.g. position of the anvil of a stapling instrument}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)

## Abstract

An electrosurgical device comprising: a) two or more functional states; b) a selector assembly that moves between at least a first position and a second position, the selector assembly including: i) one or more shuttles; ii) one or more buttons; iii) one or more circuit boards with one or more switches; and iv) one or more indicators; wherein the selector assembly in the first position is configured to provide a first one of the two or more functional states, and in the second position is configured to provide a second one of the two or more functional states; and wherein the one or more indicators communicates a first color, corresponding to the first functional state, and communicates a second color corresponding to the second functional state.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrosurgical device comprising:
a. a device body;
b. two or more functional states; and
c. a selector assembly including:
i. a shuttle that moves along the device body between at least a first position and a second position, the shuttle including a plurality of indicators and a circuit board with a plurality of switches coupled thereto such that movement of the shuttle causes a corresponding movement of the plurality of indicators and the circuit board with the plurality of switches; and
ii. a button located on the device body;
wherein the shuttle in the first position is configured to provide a first one of the two or more functional states, and in the second position is configured to provide a second one of the two or more functional states; and
wherein a first one of the plurality of indicators communicates a first color through at least a portion of the button, corresponding to the first functional state, and a second one of the plurality of indicators communicates a second color through at least a portion of the button, corresponding to the second functional state.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrosurgical device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of indicators are located on the circuit board.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electrosurgical device of claim 2, wherein the button is transparent.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The electrosurgical device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicators are colored circuit board switches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The electrosurgical device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicators are light emitting devices.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electrosurgical device of claim 1, wherein the first functional state is a monopolar current and the second functional state is a bipolar current;
wherein the button aligns with a first switch of the plurality of circuit board switches when the selector assembly is in the first position so that upon actuation of the button, monopolar current is applied, and when the selector assembly is in the second position, the button aligns with a second switch of the plurality of circuit board switches so that upon actuation of the button, the bipolar current is applied.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electrosurgical device of claim 1, wherein the selector assembly includes a rack and pinion assembly, the rack and pinion assembly includes a pinion gear between a first rack gear on the shuttle and a second rack gear on the circuit board;
wherein the shuttle moves between the first position and the second position by rotating the pinion gear, moving the circuit board in an opposite direction of the shuttle.

### Claim 8

An electrosurgical device comprising:
a. two or more functional states;
b. a shuttle that moves between at least a first position and a second position;
c. a plurality of indicators including at least a first colored indicator and a second colored indicator; and
d. a transparent button;
wherein the shuttle is operable to move the first colored indicator into alignment with the transparent button so that a first color is visible through the transparent button, signaling that the electrosurgical device is in one of the two or more functional states; and
wherein the shuttle is operable to move the second colored indicator into alignment with the transparent button so that a second color is visible through the transparent button, signaling that the electrosurgical device is in a different one of the two or more functional states.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electrosurgical device of claim 8, wherein the indicators are color-changing light emitting devices.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The electrosurgical device of claim 9, wherein the electrosurgical device includes a circuit board with a plurality of switches.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The electrosurgical device of claim 10, wherein the shuttle moves a first switch into alignment with the transparent button indicating a first functional state of the two or more functional states, and the shuttle moves a second switch into alignment with the transparent button indicating a second functional state of the two or more functional states.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The electrosurgical device of claim 11, wherein the shuttle is in communication with the circuit board through a rack and pinion assembly, the rack and pinion assembly includes a pinion gear between a first rack gear on the shuttle and a second rack gear on the circuit board;
wherein the shuttle moves between the first position and the second position by rotating the pinion gear, moving the circuit board in an opposite direction of the shuttle.

### Claim 13

An electrosurgical device comprising:
a. two or more functional states;
b. a shuttle that is movable between at least a first position and a second position, the shuttle including a plurality of indicators and a circuit board with a plurality of switches coupled thereto such that movement of the shuttle causes a corresponding movement of the plurality of indicators and the circuit board with the plurality of switches; and
c. a transparent button;
wherein the shuttle in the first position aligns a first switch of the plurality of switches with the transparent button so that the electrosurgical device is configured in a first functional state of the two or more functional states and a first indicator of the plurality of indicators transmits a first color through the transparent button;
wherein the shuttle in the second position aligns a second switch of the plurality of switches with the transparent button so that the electrosurgical device is configured in a second functional state of the two or more functional states and a second indicator of the plurality of indicators transmits a second color through the transparent button;
wherein the first and second indicators align with the transparent button in the first position and the second position, respectively, transmitting color through the transparent button to a user; and
wherein the first color indicates that the electrosurgical device is in the first functional state, and the second color indicates that the electrosurgical device is in the second functional state.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The electrosurgical device of claim 13, wherein the electrosurgical device in the first functional state provides a monopolar current and in the second functional state provides a bipolar current.