Derek Dee Deville;Matthew A. Palmer;Kevin W. Smith;Thomas O. Bales, Jr.
发明人:
Derek Dee Deville,Kevin W. Smith,Thomas O. Bales, Jr.,Matthew A. Palmer
申请号：
US13022743
公开号：
US08439939B2
申请日:
2011.02.08
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A method for powering electrically powered surgical instruments includes removably inserting a cordless battery assembly into a handle thereof, the instrument handles having a battery chamber and different types. The battery assembly comprises an energy cell powering a signal generation assembly of the instruments. A battery/handle interface has connectors mating with connectors within the chamber. A voltage-control circuit is operable to communicate with and power the signal generation assembly, detect which handle type is connected to the battery assembly, and provide different outputs in response to a detection of the handle types. As the battery assembly is inserted, connectors of the battery/handle interface are coupled with connectors within the battery chamber to communicatively couple the voltage-control circuit to the signal generation assembly and provide power thereto. The connected handle is detected and dependent upon the detected handle type a different one of the outputs are provided.
