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US 9,788,884 B2Granted
Surgical instrument including inductively coupled accessory
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorFrank J. Viola
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Abstract
A surgical instrument system includes a surgical instrument, a power supply, and an accessory. The surgical instrument has a first induction device positioned therein. The accessory is selectively operably couplable to the surgical instrument. The accessory includes a second induction device that is inductively coupled with the first induction device when the accessory is operably coupled to the surgical instrument such that the power supply provides power to the accessory.
Claims19
A surgical instrument system, comprising:
- a surgical instrument including a shaft supporting a first induction device;
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- an accessory having a housing that defines a channel configured to accommodate at least a portion of the shaft and removably couple the accessory to the shaft, the accessory including a second induction device, the second induction device inductively coupling to the first induction device as the accessory is coupled to the shaft to power the accessory.
A surgical instrument system, comprising:
- a surgical instrument including a shaft extending therefrom, the shaft supporting an end effector and a first induction device;
- an accessory selectively removably coupled to the shaft, the accessory including a second induction device that is inductively coupled to the first induction device when the accessory is coupled to the shaft;
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- a first power supply electrically coupled to the first induction device;
- a second power supply coupled to the surgical instrument for powering at least the end effector thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.