IDiyas

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11419626 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2019

Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments

Applicant:

Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);

Jeffery T. Kirk, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Jose Domingo Vasquez, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Timothy G. Dietz, Reading, MA (US);

Richard C. Smith, Milford, OH (US);

Ryan M. Asher, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);

Craig T. Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Emron J. Henry, Kirkland, WA (US);

James W. Voegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Gregory W. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Tuan V Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); H01H 23/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); H01H 23/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00371 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

Ultrasonic surgical instruments including a handle housing, a switch frame, and a switch assembly are disclosed. The switch assembly may include a first switch arrangement movably supported on a distal portion of the handle housing and selectively movable relative to a first switch contact supported by the switch frame. The switch assembly may further include a second switch arrangement including a right switch button movably supported on a right side of the handle housing and selectively movable relative to a right switch contact supported by the switch frame, and a left switch button movably supported on a left side of the handle housing and selectively movable relative to a left switch contact supported by the switch frame. The first and second switch arrangements may be configured to be selectively actuatable by a single hand supporting the handle housing.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…