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US 2019/0274714 A1Published application
Smart blade application for reusable and disposable devices
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsAlexander R. Cuti, Matthew S. Schneider
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AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsAlexander R. Cuti, Matthew S. Schneider
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An ultrasonic device may include an electromechanical system defined by a resonant frequency and further include an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade. The device may be composed of two or more components, one of which is reusable and one of which is disposable. A method of detecting a proper installation of the components may include determining a spectroscopy signature of the blade coupled to the transducer, comparing the signature to a reference signature, determining an installation state of the components based on the comparison, and controlling a delivery of power to the transducer based on the comparison. The method may include enabling an operation of the device when the installation state of components is proper. The method may further include disabling the device when the installation state is not proper and generating a warning. The warning may be visible, audible, or tactile.
A method of detecting proper installation of two or more components in an ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic device comprising an electromechanical ultrasonic system defined by a predetermined resonant frequency, the electromechanical ultrasonic system further comprising an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade, the method comprising:
An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising:
A generator for an ultrasonic surgical instrument, wherein the ultrasonic surgical instrument comprises two or more components of which at least one of the two or more components is a disposable device and of which at least one of the two or more components is a reusable device, the generator comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.