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Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments

US9439668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard W. Timm · Cincinnati, US
Daniel W. Price · Loveland, US
Jeffery T. Kirk · Monroe, US
Jose Domingo Vasquez · Cincinnati, US
Timothy G. Dietz · Wayne, US
Richard C. Smith · Milford, US
Ryan M. Asher · Cincinnati, US
Jeffrey L. Aldridge · Lebanon, US
Craig T. Davis · Cincinnati, US
Emron J. Henry · Seattle, US
James W. Voegele · Cincinnati, US
Gregory W. Johnson · Milford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04C2270/041
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Switch assemblies for handheld ultrasonic surgical instruments. The switch assemblies may include a first switch arrangement that is operably supported on a forward portion of a handle housing of the surgical instrument and is selectively movable relative to at least one first switch contact. The switch assembles may further include a second switch arrangement that comprises at least one of a right switch button that is movably supported on a right side of the handle housing relative to at least one right contact and a left switch button that is movably supported on a left side of the handle housing that is selectively movable relative to at least one left contact.

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