Surgical instrument with selectable integral or external power source

US10675027B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey L. Aldridge · Lebanon, US
• Eitan T. Wiener · Cincinnati, US
• Robert A. Kemerling · Mason, US
• James R. Giordano · Milford, US
• Vincent P. Battaglia · Easton, US
• Daniel W. Price · Loveland, US
• Sean P. Conlon · Loveland, US
• Gregory W. Johnson · Milford, US
• Jeffrey D. Messerly · Cincinnati, US
• Shan Wan · Plymouth, US
• Kevin L. Houser · Springboro, US
• Foster B. Stulen · Mason, US
• Jacob S. Gee · Cincinnati, US
• Jeffrey A. Bullock · Cincinnati, US
• John A. Hibner · Maineville, US
• William B. Weisenburgh, II · Maineville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 18, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, and an end effector. The shaft extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an active feature configured to operate on tissue. The body includes a drive feature operable to drive the active feature of the end effector. The body is operable to selectively couple with a variety of power sources such that the drive feature may receive electrical power form a battery or from a corded power source, based on a user's preference. The body may include a handpiece that has a socket configured to receive a battery or cable adapter. The body may removably receive various kinds of shaft assemblies to provide various operating modalities. The shaft assemblies may include user interface features.