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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Daniel J. Mumaw, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Shawn D. Bialczak, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Sora Rhee, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA (US);
Craig T. Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Weed, III, Monroe, OH (US);
Kip M. Rupp, New Richmond, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Johns Island, SC (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Reading, MA (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a rotatable electrical coupling assembly having a first part and a second part that electrically couple and rotate relative to each other. The second part is carried by and rotates with a tube collar coupled to a transducer. A portion of the transducer is inserted through an aperture of the second part, but does not contact the second part. The first part of the assembly may electrically couple to the second part via pogo pins, brush contacts, or ball bearings. Alternatively, the first part may comprise conductive channels formed in the casing. The second part may comprise a rotatable drum with a conductive trace. In some versions, one or more components may comprise MID components. In another version, the rotatable electrical coupling assembly comprises a rotatable PC board and brush contact. Further still, a circuit board may be provided with the transducer inside a transducer casing.