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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Frank J. Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00415 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01);
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 power supply is electrically coupled to the first induction device. 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.