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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Behnam Amin, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Masood H. Siddiqui, Irvine, CA (US);
Itzhak Fang, Irvine, CA (US);
William J. Kane, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument assembly includes a surgical instrument having an instrument body, an elongate member with a distal end configured to be inserted into an anatomical passageway of a patient, a sensor operable to generate a signal corresponding to a location of the elongate member, and a first electrical connector electrically coupled with the sensor. The assembly further includes a cable assembly having a cable that communicates with a processor, and a coupling that releasably couples with the instrument body. The coupling includes a coupling body having first and second lateral sides that extend parallel to one another and are configured to extend parallel to a side of the instrument body when the coupling is coupled with the instrument body. The coupling includes a second electrical connector that electrically couples with the first electrical connector to transmit the signal from the sensor proximally through the cable and toward the processor.