System and method for powering an ultrasonic surgical device
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJOHN T. LOPEZ, MATTHEW A. SCHANING
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Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a housing, an ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly disposed in the housing, a shaft extending from a distal end of the housing, and an end effector assembly coupled to the shaft and operatively connected to the ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly. The ultrasonic surgical instrument further includes a handle assembly having a first set of power contacts formed thereon and being removably attachable to the housing, a power receiving mechanism having a second set of power contacts formed thereon, and a power cable electrically connected between the first and second power contacts.
Claims20
An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
- a housing;
- an ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly disposed in the housing;
- a shaft extending from a distal end of the housing;
- an end effector assembly coupled to the shaft and operatively connected to the ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly;
- a handle assembly having a first set of power contacts formed thereon and being removably attachable to the housing;
- a power receiving mechanism having a second set of power contacts formed thereon;
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- a power cable electrically connected between the first and second power contacts.
A method for performing a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- accessing an underlying operative site with an ultrasonic surgical instrument, including:
- a housing;
- an ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly disposed in the housing;
- a shaft extending from a distal end of the housing;
- an end effector assembly coupled to the shaft and operatively connected to the ultrasonic transducer and generator assembly;
- a handle assembly having a first set of power contacts formed thereon and being removably attachable to the housing;
- a power receiving mechanism having a second set of power contacts formed thereon;
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- a power cable electrically connected between the first and second power contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.