Hand held electromechanical surgical system including battery compartment diagnostic display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10463382-B2
Application number	US-201715428485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2017
Priority date	Jan 16, 2013
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

An electromechanical surgical system is provided and includes a hand-held surgical device. The surgical device includes a device housing defining a connecting portion for selectively connecting with an adapter assembly, the housing being configured to removably receive a battery therein; at least one drive motor supported in the device housing for controlling power delivered from a battery to the motor. The system includes a battery configured for disposition in the device housing, the battery being capable of powering the at least one drive motor, the battery including at least one display. The device housing is configured such that the at least one display of the battery is visible therethrough.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electromechanical surgical system, comprising:
a hand-held electromechanical surgical device including a device housing defining a connecting portion for selectively connecting with an adapter assembly, the housing being configured to removably receive a battery therein, wherein the housing includes a plurality of windows;
a battery configured for disposition in the device housing, the battery being capable of powering the hand-held electromechanical surgical device;
a plurality of displays integral to the battery, wherein the plurality of displays is configured to register with the plurality of windows of the housing when the battery is received in the device housing and to be visible through the plurality of windows of the housing, wherein at least one of the plurality of displays is configured to display at least one parameter of the surgical device, wherein the plurality of displays are visible through the plurality of windows of the device housing when the battery is received in the device housing; and
an orientation device included in both the surgical device and the battery, the orientation device is configured to change an orientation of an image displayed on at least one of the plurality of displays depending on a particular orientation of the surgical device.

2. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , further comprising a door supported on the device housing, wherein the door has an open position for permitting insertion of the battery into the device housing and a closed position for retaining the battery in the device housing, wherein at least a portion of the door is transparent, and at least one of the plurality of displays of the battery is visible through the transparent portion of the door when the battery is received in the device housing.

3. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the displays of the battery is visible through the device housing.

4. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , further comprising a door supported on the device housing, wherein the door has an open position for permitting insertion of the battery into the device housing and a closed position for retaining the battery in the device housing, wherein the door defines at least one of the plurality of windows, and wherein at least one of the plurality of displays of the battery is visible through the at least one window of the door when the battery is received in the device housing.

5. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , wherein the orientation device includes at least one of a linear acceleration sensor, a rotational acceleration sensor, a magnetometer, a linear gyroscope or a rotational gyroscope.

6. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , wherein the battery includes a speaker integrally formed therewith.

7. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is configured to display at least one parameter of the surgical device or the battery.

8. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one displayed parameter of the surgical device is selected from a group consisting of potential failures of the surgical device, procedural steps resolving the potential failures, autoclaving counts for the surgical device, end of life counts for the surgical device, and features of an internal software EEProm.

9. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 7 , wherein at least one display of the plurality of displays of the battery displays multiple parameters of the surgical device.

10. An electromechanical surgical system, comprising:
a hand-held electromechanical surgical device including a device housing defining a connecting portion for selectively connecting with an adapter assembly, the device housing being configured to removably receive a battery therein, wherein at least a portion of the device housing is transparent;
a battery configured for disposition in the device housing, the battery being capable of powering the hand-held electromechanical surgical device;
a plurality of displays integral to the battery, wherein the plurality of displays is configured to register with the transparent portion of the housing when the battery is received in the device housing and to be visible through the transparent portion of the housing, wherein at least one of the plurality of displays is configured to display at least one parameter of the surgical device, wherein the plurality of displays are visible through the transparent portion of the device housing when the battery is received in the device housing; and
an orientation device included in both the surgical device and the battery, the orientation device is configured to change an orientation of an image displayed on at least one of the plurality of displays depending on a particular orientation of the surgical device.

11. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of displays of the battery is visible through the transparent portion of the device housing when the battery is received in the device housing.

12. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein each of the displays of the battery is visible through the device housing.

13. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the orientation device includes at least one of a linear acceleration sensor, a rotational acceleration sensor, a magnetometer, a linear gyroscope or a rotational gyroscope.

14. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the battery includes a speaker integrally formed therewith.

15. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 10 , wherein the battery is configured to display at least one parameter of the surgical device or the battery.

16. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one displayed parameter of the surgical device is selected from a group consisting of potential failures of the surgical device, procedural steps resolving the potential failures, autoclaving counts for the surgical device, end of life counts for the surgical device, and features of an internal software EEProm.

17. The electromechanical surgical system according to claim 15 , wherein at least one display of the plurality of displays of the battery displays multiple parameters of the surgical device.

Assignees

• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Ingmanson Michael D
• Valentine Kelly
• Hufnagel Elizabeth

Classifications

• A61B2017/00734

  battery operated · CPC title

• A61B2090/0813

  Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable · CPC title

• H01M10/425

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• A61B2017/00902

  transparent or translucent · CPC title

• A61B2017/00464

  for use with different instruments · CPC title