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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Bret W. Smith, South Lebanon, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Daniel J. Abbott, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Richard F. Schwemberger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to battery packs for use with surgical instruments. The battery packs may comprise a plurality of cells and at least a portion of the plurality of cells may not be electrically connected to one another. The battery packs may comprise a switch or other mechanism for interconnecting the plurality of cells and may also comprise, or be used in conjunction with, a discharge switch or plug configured to electrically connect an anode of the battery pack to a cathode of the battery pack, for example, via a resistive element.