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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Covidien AG, , CH;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical assembly includes an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly having a shell and an ultrasonic-driving-wave-signal generating circuit housed within the shell, an ultrasonic transducer having a proximal end and an ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end, an ultrasonic waveguide having a proximal end for receiving ultrasonic movement thereat, and a handle body having a waveguide attachment dock operable to accept the waveguide therein, an ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly dock operable to selectively removably secure the ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly thereto, and a transducer attachment dock operable to substantially simultaneously selectively removably and rotatably freely couple the ultrasonic transducer to the handle body rotationally independent of the ultrasonic-movement-generator assembly and axially align the ultrasonic-movement-producing distal end opposite the proximal end of the ultrasonic waveguide when the ultrasonic waveguide is disposed within the waveguide attachment dock.