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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Joshua Henderson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joshua P. Morgan, Loveland, OH (US);
Andrew W. Carroll, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Eitan T. Wiener, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James M. Vachon, West Chester, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An energy module is disclosed. The energy module includes a hand-switch circuit, a surgical instrument interface coupled to the hand-switch circuit, and a control circuit coupled to the surgical instrument interface and the hand-switch circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the hand-switch circuit to communicate with a surgical instrument coupled to the hand-switch circuit using a plurality of communication protocols over a single wire. The control circuit is configured to control the hand-switch circuit to supply power to the instrument over the single wire.