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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Eitan T. Wiener, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert A. Kemerling, Mason, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Vincent P. Battaglia, Jr., Lebanon, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shan Wan, Mason, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Jacob S. Gee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey A. Bullock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, and an end effector. The shaft extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an active feature configured to operate on tissue. The body includes a drive feature operable to drive the active feature of the end effector. The body is operable to selectively couple with a variety of power sources such that the drive feature may receive electrical power form a battery or from a corded power source, based on a user's preference. The body may include a handpiece that has a socket configured to receive a battery or cable adapter. The body may removably receive various kinds of shaft assemblies to provide various operating modalities. The shaft assemblies may include user interface features.