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Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device

US9017355B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9017355-B2
Application numberUS-201113215971-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2011
Priority dateDec 3, 2007
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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A battery-powered, modular surgical device includes an electrically powered surgical instrument operable to surgically interface with human tissue and a handle assembly connected to the surgical instrument. The handle assembly has a removable hand grip and a handle body. The hand grip is shaped to permit handling of the surgical device by one hand of an operator, has an upper portion and a cordless internal battery assembly that powers the surgical instrument. The internal battery assembly has at least one energy storage cell. The handle body is operable to removably connect at least the upper portion of the hand grip thereto and create an aseptic seal around at least a portion of the hand grip when connected thereto and electrically couple the internal battery assembly of the hand grip to the surgical instrument and thereby power the surgical instrument for interfacing surgically with the human tissue.

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What is claimed is: 1. A battery-powered, modular surgical device, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the elongated shaft comprising an electrically powered surgical end effector at the distal end, the end effector operable to surgically interface with human tissue; an instrument body connected to the proximal end of the elongated shaft, the instrument body having a hand grip dock comprising at least one electrical contact; and a hand grip r…

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What does patent US9017355B2 cover?
A battery-powered, modular surgical device includes an electrically powered surgical instrument operable to surgically interface with human tissue and a handle assembly connected to the surgical instrument. The handle assembly has a removable hand grip and a handle body. The hand grip is shaped to permit handling of the surgical device by one hand of an operator, has an upper portion and a cord…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Smith Kevin W, Bales Jr Thomas O, Palmer Matthew A, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/320092. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).