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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
K V S Manoj Kumar Vadali, Hyderabad, IN;
Joseph D. Brannan, Lyons, CO (US);
Venkata Prasad Mooram, Hyderabad, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A microwave ablation system includes a surgical instrument having an instrument connector and a microwave generator having a generator connector. The instrument connector includes a magnet and a plurality of conductors. The generator connector is configured to couple to the instrument connector and includes a housing, a support base, a magnet, at least one spring, and a plurality of pogo pins. The support base is operably coupled to the housing and configured to move longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the generator connector. The magnet is operably coupled to the support base and positioned to align with the magnet of the instrument connector. The spring is configured to bias the support base proximally within the housing. The pogo pins extend distally from the support base with each pogo pin being configured to align with a respective conductor of the plurality of conductors of the instrument connector.
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