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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher B. Anderson, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Christopher B. Anderson, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Ashvani K. Madan, Mason, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering power to an electrically powered medical device includes a package and an electrical coupling feature. The package comprises an interior portion and a wall. The interior portion of the package is able to hold a sterile, electrically powered medical device having a rechargeable battery. The package is able to maintain sterility of the interior portion of the package. The electrical coupling feature may be in communication with the wall of the package and in further communication with the medical device. The electrical coupling feature may be able to deliver power from an external power source to the medical device to charge the battery of the medical device without compromising the sterility of the package or the sterility of the medical device.