Surgical instrument with enhanced battery performance
AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, James R. Glordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Douglas J. Siebenaler
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Abstract
An assembly including a component of a surgical instrument, such as an endoscopic or laparoscopic instrument. The assembly may comprise a package; a surgical instrument component within the package; and a power source within the package. The power source may be configured to be placed in electrical communication with the surgical instrument component. The assembly may also comprise an auxiliary power source within the package and a circuit element, where the circuit element is in electrical communication with the power source and the auxiliary power source.
Claims28
An assembly comprising:
- a package;
- a surgical instrument component within the package;
- a power source within the package, wherein the power source is configured to be placed in electrical communication with the surgical instrument component;
- an auxiliary power source within the package;
- and
- a circuit element in electrical communication with the power source and the auxiliary power source.
An end effector cartridge for use with a surgical instrument, the end effector cartridge comprising:
- an electrical component;
- a power source;
- and
- a circuit element configured to electrically connect the power source and the electrical component when the end effector cartridge is installed in a surgical instrument.
An assembly comprising:
- a package;
- an end effector cartridge within the package, wherein the end effector cartridge comprises an electrical component;
- a power source within the package;
- and
- a circuit element within the package, wherein the circuit element is configured to electrically connect the power source and the electrical component when the end effector cartridge is installed in a surgical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.