Handheld electromechanical surgical system

US10426468B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covidien LP · US

Inventors

• Elizabeth Contini · Trumbull, US
• Kelly Valentine · Newington, US
• Thomas Wingardner · North Haven, US
• David McCuen · Stratford, US
• Matthew Chowaniec · Middletown, US
• John W. Beardsley · Wallingford, US
• Russell Pribanic · New Milford, US
• Xingrui Chen · Glastonbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/0813
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A handheld electromechanical surgical device includes a non-sterile power-pack having a drive component(s) including a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom, a main processor configured to control each drive component, a battery configured to power each drive component, an electrical receptacle, and a control interface(s) configured to control a functionality of the drive component. A sterile outer shell housing is configured to removably encase the power-pack to define a sterile barrier thus enabling use in a surgical environment without breaking sterility. The outer shell housing includes a coupler configured to transmit a rotation from the rotatable drive shaft through the outer shell housing, a control button(s) operatively positioned such that actuation of the control button actuates the control interface, and a pass-through connector configured to transmit electrical communications from the electrical receptacle through the outer shell housing.