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US 7,177,533 B2Granted
Motor control system for a surgical handpiece
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsKevin L. McFarlin, Cecil O. Lewis
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Abstract
A system and method for powered surgical handpiece capable of powering various micro-cutting instruments is described. The system is comprised of a controller adapted for controlling/interfacing with a powered surgical handpiece based upon user-defined procedural information. A data entry device is used for entering the user-defined procedural information used by the controller for configuring and operating the motor control system.
Claims19
A motor control system for a powered surgical handpiece capable of powering various micro-cutting instruments, the system comprising:
- a controller programmed for selective electronic connection to a powered surgical handpiece and for controlling the powered surgical handpiece based upon user-defined procedural information, the controller including a database storing prescribed operational ranges for a plurality of micro-cutting instruments useful with the powered surgical handpiece, wherein the controller is further adapted to:
- identify a micro-cutting instrument coupled to the powered surgical handpiece, and
- signal when a user is attempting to operate the identified micro-cutting instrument outside the prescribed operational range corresponding to the identified micro-cutting instrument;
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- a data entry device for entering the user-defined procedural information to the controller.
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