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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 11471138 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2019

Power control arrangements for surgical instruments and batteries

Applicant:

Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Wendy A. Kerr, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Richard F. Schwemberger, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Brett E. Swensgard, West Chester, OH (US);

Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);

Daniel J. Abbott, Maple Valley, WA (US);

Bret W. Smith, South Lebanon, OH (US);

David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);

Assignee:

Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Ahmed M Farah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 18/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 18/10 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); A61B 17/2833 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320093 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320097 (2017.08); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00297 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00755 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to battery unit for use with surgical instruments. The battery units may comprise a plurality of cells and include a translatable discharge drain. When attached to the surgical instrument, the discharge drain may electrically connect an anode of the battery unit to a cathode of the battery unit, for example, via a resistive element in order to drain the battery unit.

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