INDUCTIVELY-POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A surgical instrument system is disclosed. The surgical instrument system includes an instrument case and a charging plate that may be placed in a sterile surgical field. The charging plate is configured to receive electrical power from outside the sterile surgical field and transmit that electrical power to other devices within the sterile field.

主权项

1. A surgical instrument system, comprising:
a metallic instrument case including a bottom wall and a number of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a chamber sized to receive a plurality of surgical instruments, a lower housing secured to the bottom wall of the metallic instrument case, the lower housing including a first induction coil, and an upper housing positioned in the chamber of the metallic instrument case, the upper housing including a second induction coil that is electrically connected to the first induction coil through one or more openings defined in the bottom wall of the metallic instrument case.