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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a surgical end effector operable to effect a surgical procedure when powered, an electric motor operationally connected to the end effector, and a power supply electrically connected to and selectively powering the motor to operate the end effector, the power supply having at least one battery cell with a critical current rate and having a switch that when activated to power the motor, operates the at least one battery cell at a super-critical current rate.