Sterilizable battery enclosure

摘要

Disclosed is a sterilizable battery enclosure that isolates a nonsterile battery on a surgical drive assembly from the surrounding sterile field, when the drive assembly is used during surgery. This eliminates the need to subject the battery to sterilization procedures, such as autoclaving, which can severely shorten the useful life of a rechargeable battery. The sterilizable battery enclosure includes a battery sleeve and flexible, resilient boot or an adapter.