DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL POWER TO SURGICAL DEVICES

摘要

Devices and methods are described herein for providing enhanced power to a surgical device from a secondary power supply that operates in parallel to a primary power supply that provides power for therapeutic functions of the device. The secondary power supply can provide additional power for the therapeutic functions of the device, and/or it can provide power for non-therapeutic functions of the device such as sensors, displays, motors, etc. Subsystems powered by the primary power supply can be wholly isolated from subsystems powered by the secondary power supply, thus helping to prevent faults in one subsystem from affecting the other and providing secondary power without the need to modify the subsystems powered by the primary power supply. According to any of the systems described herein, additional power can thus be supplied to the device without affecting the structure and/or function of existing subsystems configured to supply primary power.

主权项

1. A system for supplying enhanced power to a surgical instrument, comprising:
a generator having a first power supply that is configured to supply power to a surgical instrument as part of a first power subsystem; and a pass through power tap adapter configured to electrically couple to a second power supply as part of a second power subsystem to supply additional power to the surgical instrument that receives power from the generator, the pass through power tap adapter being configured to isolate the second power subsystem from the first power subsystem.