Wendy A. Kerr;Brett E. Swensgard;Richard L. Leimbach;Richard F. Schwemberger
发明人:
Wendy A. Kerr,Richard F. Schwemberger,Richard L. Leimbach,Brett E. Swensgard
申请号:
US12884995
公开号:
US20120071866A1
申请日:
2010.09.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Various embodiments are directed to battery unit for use with surgical instruments. The battery units may comprise a plurality of cells and include a translatable discharge drain. When attached to the surgical instrument, the discharge drain may electrically connect an anode of the battery unit to a cathode of the battery unit, for example, via a resistive element in order to drain the battery unit.