Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device

摘要

A battery assembly for use with a surgical device having a battery terminal and operational parameters includes a housing having a shape formed to removably connect with the terminal. The housing contains a modular battery operable to supply power to the device at the terminal and has a control circuit with a microprocessor, a memory, and a real-time clock. The control circuit is communicatively coupled to the battery and is operable to detect an identity of the surgical device, to determine at least one piece of information pertaining to at least one of the operational parameters of the surgical device based upon the detected identity, to record the piece of information at least in the memory, and to selectively allow or prevent the battery from supplying power to the surgical device dependent upon the piece of information.

主权项

1. A battery assembly, comprising:
a housing:
having an exterior shape formed to removably connect with a battery terminal of a surgical device;containing a modular battery operable to supply power to the surgical device at the battery terminal;having a control circuit comprising at least one microprocessor, a memory, and a real-time clock, the control circuit being communicatively coupled to the modular battery and:detecting an identity of the surgical device;determining information pertaining to an operational parameter of the surgical device based upon the detected identity;recording the information at least in the memory; andselectively allowing or preventing the modular battery from supplying power to the surgical device dependent upon the information, the information including an actual use count of at least one portion of the surgical device, wherein an actual use is a completed use of the at least one portion of the surgical device and is determined by the control circuit detecting a length of time that has elapsed since the last actual use of the at least one portion of the surgical device.