Devices, systems, and methods facilitating fluid-assisted surgical tissue treatment
AssigneeMedtronic Xomed, Inc.
InventorMansur I. Omar
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Abstract
A surgical system includes a surgical end effector and a fluid and communication assembly. The surgical end effector is configured to releasably engage a surgical handpiece, includes electronics and a proximal hub having a connection port disposed thereon, and defines a fluid flow path. The fluid and communication assembly includes a cable and a connection plug disposed at a distal end portion of the cable. The cable includes a fluid line and a communication line. The connection plug is configured to releasably engage the connection port to thereby establish fluid communication between the fluid line and the fluid flow path and to thereby establish electrical communication between the communication line and the electronics.
Claims18
A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical handpiece having a power cable engaged therewith for delivering at least one of power or control signals to the surgical handpiece;
- a surgical end effector configured to releasably engage the surgical handpiece, the surgical end effector including a proximal hub having a connection port disposed thereon, the surgical end effector including electronics and defining a fluid flow path;
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- a fluid and communication assembly including a cable and a connection plug disposed at a distal end portion of the cable, the cable including a fluid line and a communication line,
- wherein the connection plug is configured to releasably engage the connection port to thereby engage the cable with the proximal hub of the surgical end effector to establish fluid communication between the fluid line and the fluid flow path and to thereby establish electrical communication between the communication line and the electronics.
A surgical system, comprising:
- a console;
- a surgical device including a handpiece and an end effector configured to releasably engage the handpiece, the handpiece including a motor and having a power cable engaged therewith that is configured to connect to the console such that the console at least one of powers or controls the motor, the end effector including a connection port, electronics, and defining a fluid flow path;
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- a fluid and communication assembly including a cable and a connection plug disposed at a distal end portion of the cable, the cable including a fluid line and a communication line and configured to operably couple to the console whereby the console is configured to pump fluid along the fluid line and electrically connect to the communication line,
- wherein the connection plug is configured to releasably engage the connection port to thereby engage the cable with the end effector to enable pumping of fluid through the fluid line to the fluid flow path and electrical communication between the console and the electronics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.