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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.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Robert N. Carranza, Milford, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/625 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6276 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/625 (2013.01); H01R 43/002 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); H01R 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical device and method of processing includes a cable and a first adapter. The adapter includes a body, an electrical contact connected to the cable, and an engagement assembly. The engagement assembly includes a latch coupling or a communication coupling. The latch coupling is movable between a locked and an unlocked position and includes a catch member. The communication coupling is configured to be resiliently biased into engagement between the electrical contact and an instrument or generator.