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US 2024/0178685 A1Published application
Sterile Battery Charging Device
AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorMichael J. Lackey
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Abstract
A sterile battery charging device and assembly for charging within a sterile field. The battery charging assembly includes a base unit having a first interface and a second interface. The assembly additionally includes a high capacity battery connectable to the first interface and a low capacity battery connectable to the second interface. The base unit retrieves power from the high capacity battery and transmits power to the low capacity battery. The high capacity battery and the low capacity battery are interchangeably connectable to the base unit.
Claims6
A method for charging surgical batteries, comprising the steps of:
- providing a base unit with power in a sterile field;
- sterilizing a battery;
- introducing the battery into the sterile field after sterilization;
- charging the battery with power from the base unit in the sterile field;
- using the battery in a surgical procedure in the sterile field;
- and
- recharging the battery with power from the base unit in the sterile field.
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