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Orientable battery for a surgical instrument

US10492787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bret W. Smith · South Lebanon, US
David C. Yates · Morrow, US
Daniel J. Abbott · Loveland, US
Richard F. Schwemberger · Cincinnati, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 7, 2013
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to battery packs for use with surgical instruments. The battery packs may comprise a plurality of cells and at least a portion of the plurality of cells may not be electrically connected to one another. The battery packs may comprise a switch or other mechanism for interconnecting the plurality of cells and may also comprise, or be used in conjunction with, a discharge switch or plug configured to electrically connect an anode of the battery pack to a cathode of the battery pack, for example, via a resistive element.

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