Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Powered surgical instrument with latching feature preventing removal of battery pack
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Application No.: US15634475Application Date: 2017-06-27
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Publication No.: US10987103B2Publication Date: 2021-04-27
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Kevin L. Houser , Michael J. Vendely , Michael D. Auld , Brett E. Swensgard
- Applicant: ETHICON LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: ETHICON LLC
- Current Assignee: ETHICON LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; H01M2/10 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/115 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a battery pack and a battery port. The battery pack includes a latching feature. The battery port is configured to receive the battery pack. The battery port includes a restraining feature. The restraining feature is configured to securely engage the latching feature when the battery port receives the battery pack such that the battery pack becomes fixedly attached to the battery port. At least a portion of the battery port is configured to permanently deform or break upon the removal of the battery pack from the battery port such that the surgical instrument becomes inoperable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180368848A1 POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LATCHING FEATURE PREVENTING REMOVAL OF BATTERY PACK Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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