101 |
Membrane panel |
US456242 |
1983-01-06 |
US4496812A |
1985-01-29 |
Joseph L. Carley; James S. Potter; Anthony A. Ciccotelli |
A membrane panel including at least one electrical component. The panel includes a rigid support member having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces. At least one void region, or hole, extends from the bottom surface of that support member. A flexible top member including at least one flexible layer, overlies the support member. A flexible bottom member including at least one flexible layer underlies the support member. The bottom member has its upper surface affixed to the bottom surface of the support member. Further, the bottom member includes an integral flexible tail. The bottom member includes at least one electrical component affixed to its upper surface with that component underlying and extending into an associated one of the void regions of the support member. An electrically conductive pattern is affixed to the upper surface of the bottom member and that pattern is electrically coupled to the component to permit its operation in an electrical network. |
102 |
Device for treating living tissue with an electric current |
US961569 |
1978-11-17 |
US4418692A |
1983-12-06 |
Jean-Louis Guay |
A device is disclosed for use in a laparoscopic tubal cauterization for blocking the fallopian tubes of a patient. The device comprises a substantially tubular body member having a piston slidably mounted therein. A spring urges the piston to a first position relative to the body member. A button extends from one end of the body member for moving the piston to a second position against the urging of the spring. First and second electrodes are incorporated for either monopolar or bipolar treatment of the living tissue. The first and second electrodes are disposed to grasp the living tissue when the piston is in the first position and to release the living tissue when the piston is in the second position. The invention includes a circuit breaker for terminating continuity when the piston is disposed in the second position. An activating switch is disabled when the piston is in the second position. The invention provides a dual series switch system of circuit interruption when the electrodes release the living tissue. |
103 |
Disposable electrosurgical switching assembly |
US640739 |
1975-12-15 |
US4034761A |
1977-07-12 |
Earle F. Prater; Frank L. Poole |
A disposable electrosurgical unit for generating electrical signals intended for applications to the body of a patient via an electrosurgical electrode is provided. Cutting signals and coagulation signals can be applied by the actuation of a switch in the handle supporting a removable blade electrode. The electrode blade has a mounting end configuration that can be removably mounted in a receptacle portion of a resilient conductive member. The conductive member is biased by its particular bowed shape and mounting configuration away from wire wrap contacts connected to a power generator source. The switching member is mounted in the electrode handle for selectively moving one of the bowed portions of the resilient conductive member into contact with a wire wrap contact for actuation of the electrode blade in a desired operative mode. |
104 |
Hermetically sealed resilient contact switch having surgical applications |
US571516 |
1975-04-25 |
US4021630A |
1977-05-03 |
Charles E. Taylor |
A switching circuit is completed between electrical contacts by a flexible cap overlying the contact points. The cap is formed with cylindrical sidewalls and an upper end closure which has a plunger or piston-like portion extending therefrom towards the contact points. The dome section is arranged so as to arc from the cylindrical sidewalls in a direction away from the contact points so that depression of the dome will not effect collapsing of the cylindrical sidewalls for the entire extent of the contact establishing travel. The cap can deflect a metal dome to perform the contact establishment or can be composed of a resilient conductive material to directly establish electrical contact. |
105 |
Pressure-sensitive electrical control device |
US3463990D |
1966-11-28 |
US3463990A |
1969-08-26 |
ROSS BERNARD A |
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106 |
ACTIVATION FEATURES FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT |
PCT/US2015052780 |
2015-09-29 |
WO2016060835A2 |
2016-04-21 |
ALDRIDGE JEFFREY L; CONLON SEAN P; BOYD BENJAMIN M; PRICE DANIEL W; LEE JAMES G |
An ultrasonic instrument comprises a handle assembly or other kind of body configured to receive an ultrasonic transducer and a shaft assembly having an acoustic waveguide and an ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide such that the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade to vibrate ultrasonically via the acoustic waveguide. The ultrasonic instrument further comprises an actuation assembly disposed within the handle assembly. The actuation assembly includes a plurality of buttons disposed about the handle assembly in an angularly spaced array. Each button may be depressed independently of the rest to thereby actuate a switch assembly such that power is provided to the ultrasonic transducer, the acoustic waveguide, and the ultrasonic blade. The actuation assembly is operable to convert radial movement of the buttons into longitudinal, transverse, and/or pivotal movement that actuates the switch assembly. |
107 |
A MECHANICAL LIMITER SWITCH |
PCT/US0340997 |
2003-12-17 |
WO2004057630B1 |
2005-04-14 |
KENT HAL B; LEVANTE JAMES J; FINE AARON T; LAYTON JOSEPH R |
A mechanical limiter switch(10,110) for use in a medical or surgical device has a substantially cylindrically shaped housing (12) with a perimeter (12a,12b) and an opening (14) in an axial direction. The housing has a pattern (16, 16a,16b) along the perimeter. A spring (20) is mounted in the opening along the axial direction, and is pre-stressed for movement in a radial direction and pre-stressed for movement in the axial direction. The spring has a radial member (22) protruding through the pattern of the housing. A plunger (30) is mounted in the opening along the axial direction, abuts the spring for urging the spring in the axial direction and moves the radial member in the pattern along the perimeter. After a pre-determined number of activations of the plunger in the axial direction, the radial member will either establish electrical continuity with a contact pin (40) or break electrical continuity of the radial member with the housing metal portion (12b) at the terminating position. |
108 |
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING BUTTON CIRCUITS |
US16220309 |
2018-12-14 |
US20190201028A1 |
2019-07-04 |
Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Michael J. Vendely; Jason L. Harris; Gregory J. Bakos |
A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising an actuator and circuitry mounted on and/or embedded in the actuator. |
109 |
Ingress protection for electrosurgical pencil switch |
US14857913 |
2015-09-18 |
US09986984B2 |
2018-06-05 |
Robert B. Stoddard; Ian C. McEachern; Michael J. Brown |
A method of assembling a surgical instrument includes coupling a power bus to a switch base that has a top, a bottom, and side surfaces; adhering a membrane to the top surface of the switch base over the power bus to form a switch base assembly; positioning the switch base assembly within a first portion of a switch base cavity defined by a lower housing portion; and joining the lower housing portion with an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion defines a second portion of the switch base cavity. Joining the lower housing portion with the upper housing portion disposes the switch base within the first portion of the switch base cavity and prevents fluid from penetrating a proximal portion of the switch base cavity within which an electrical lead is coupled to the power bus. |
110 |
Adapter assemblies for interconnecting surgical loading units and handle assemblies |
US14811328 |
2015-07-28 |
US09949737B2 |
2018-04-24 |
Earl Zergiebel; David Chowaniec; Ryan Williams; Anand Subramanian |
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a surgical loading unit, and an adapter assembly coupled therebetween. The adapter assembly includes a housing, an elongated body, a switch assembly, and a switch actuator. The elongated body extends distally from the housing and is configured to be coupled to the surgical loading unit. The switch assembly is disposed within the housing and configured to communicate that the surgical loading unit is coupled to the elongated body. The switch assembly includes a substrate, a switch mounted on the substrate, and at least one wire coupled to the substrate. The switch actuator is movably disposed within the housing and configured to actuate the switch upon engagement of the surgical loading unit with the elongated body. |
111 |
Safety mechanism for medical treatment device and associated methods |
US14498491 |
2014-09-26 |
US09685281B2 |
2017-06-20 |
Li Wang; Chunlang Hong; Zhen Yuan |
A safety mechanism for medical treatment devices includes a switch actuator that depresses a power activation switch after movement in a first direction followed movement in a second direction. The safety mechanism thus prevents accidental or unintentional delivery of power to a heating segment of the medical treatment device. |
112 |
ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES FOR INTERCONNECTING SURGICAL LOADING UNITS AND HANDLE ASSEMBLIES |
US14811328 |
2015-07-28 |
US20160113648A1 |
2016-04-28 |
Earl Zergiebel; David Chowaniec; Ryan Williams; Anand Subramanian |
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a surgical loading unit, and an adapter assembly coupled therebetween. The adapter assembly includes a housing, an elongated body, a switch assembly, and a switch actuator. The elongated body extends distally from the housing and is configured to be coupled to the surgical loading unit. The switch assembly is disposed within the housing and configured to communicate that the surgical loading unit is coupled to the elongated body. The switch assembly includes a substrate, a switch mounted on the substrate, and at least one wire coupled to the substrate. The switch actuator is movably disposed within the housing and configured to actuate the switch upon engagement of the surgical loading unit with the elongated body. |
113 |
ACTIVATION FEATURES FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT |
US14515129 |
2014-10-15 |
US20160106455A1 |
2016-04-21 |
Jeffrey L. Aldridge; Sean P. Conlon; Benjamin M. Boyd; Daniel W. Price; James G. Lee |
An ultrasonic instrument comprises a handle assembly or other kind of body configured to receive an ultrasonic transducer and a shaft assembly having an acoustic waveguide and an ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide such that the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade to vibrate ultrasonically via the acoustic waveguide. The ultrasonic instrument further comprises an actuation assembly disposed within the handle assembly. The actuation assembly includes a plurality of buttons disposed about the handle assembly in an angularly spaced array. Each button may be depressed independently of the rest to thereby actuate a switch assembly such that power is provided to the ultrasonic transducer, the acoustic waveguide, and the ultrasonic blade. The actuation assembly is operable to convert radial movement of the buttons into longitudinal, transverse, and/or pivotal movement that actuates the switch assembly. |
114 |
INGRESS PROTECTION FOR ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL SWITCH |
US14857913 |
2015-09-18 |
US20160081679A1 |
2016-03-24 |
ROBERT B. STODDARD; IAN C. MCEACHERN; MICHAEL J. BROWN |
A method of assembling a surgical instrument includes coupling a power bus to a switch base that has a top, a bottom, and side surfaces; adhering a membrane to the top surface of the switch base over the power bus to form a switch base assembly; positioning the switch base assembly within a first portion of a switch base cavity defined by a lower housing portion; and joining the lower housing portion with an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion defines a second portion of the switch base cavity. Joining the lower housing portion with the upper housing portion disposes the switch base within the first portion of the switch base cavity and prevents fluid from penetrating a proximal portion of the switch base cavity within which an electrical lead is coupled to the power bus. |
115 |
LOCKOUT DISABLING MECHANISM |
US14468037 |
2014-08-25 |
US20160051317A1 |
2016-02-25 |
Chad P. Boudreaux |
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument has a handle assembly. The handle assembly has a trigger operatively coupled to a firing plate, an energy button configured to deliver energy to at least one electrode, a lockout element operatively coupled to the energy button, the lockout element configured to prevent operation of the firing plate, and a lockout disabling mechanism configured to disable the lockout element, the lockout disabling mechanism operable between a first position and a second position. When the lockout disabling mechanism is located in the first position, the lockout element is enabled and can be unlocked by the energy button, and wherein when the lockout disabling mechanism is in the second position, the lockout element is disabled. |
116 |
Apparatus for sealing electronics from environment in DC powered arthroscopic surgical handpiece with pushbutton actuation |
US12941570 |
2010-11-08 |
US08790331B2 |
2014-07-29 |
Kevin J. Stanton |
A button for actuating a switch in a surgical handpiece. The button is sealed to a bezel, and the bezel is sealed to the handpiece. The button, bezel, and handpiece create a sealed enclosure surrounding the switch to prevent external substances from contacting the switch. Further, a control board for controlling the handpiece is embedded in a cable endcap instead of being housed within the handpiece. |
117 |
Haptic Footswitch Treadle |
US13609472 |
2012-09-11 |
US20130169412A1 |
2013-07-04 |
Jeremy R. Roth |
A haptic footswitch treadle for use in microsurgical systems is disclosed. The haptic footswitch treadle includes a haptic surface coupled to a pivotable treadle base and configured to convey vibratory haptic feedback to a surgeon. The haptic footswitch includes a positional sensor coupled to the treadle base and suspension elements and actuators positioned between the haptic surface and the treadle base. The actuators are configured to move the suspension elements and the haptic surface based on command signals generated by haptic software applications in response to data from the positional sensor. |
118 |
OPERATION DEVICE AND SURGICAL APPARATUS |
US13236705 |
2011-09-20 |
US20120010539A1 |
2012-01-12 |
Chie YACHI; Yoshitaka FUJII |
An operation device configured to control driving of an apparatus, includes a switch contact point which is provided in a fixed handle, and a switch operation portion which includes a pressure-receiving portion configured to operate the switch contact point between an open state and a closed state in accordance with a pressing state of the pressure-receiving portion. The operation device includes a support portion configured to support the pressure-receiving portion in such a manner that the pressure-receiving portion can incline and move with respect to the fixed handle about an inclination movement center, the support portion being configured to support the pressure-receiving portion in such a manner that the user can press the pressure-receiving portion in a direction where the inclination movement center of the pressure-receiving portion is arranged in a state in which the pressure-receiving portion is inclined and moved and in a neutral position state. |
119 |
Keyboard with lighting system |
US12477925 |
2009-06-04 |
US08071900B2 |
2011-12-06 |
Chih-Peng Hsu; Chung-Min Chang; Tung-An Chen; Tse-An Lee |
An exemplary keyboard is provided. The keyboard includes a light pervious base plate, a plurality of input keys, and at least one light source. The light pervious base plate has a top surface. The plurality of input keys are disposed on the light pervious base plate with bottom sides of the input keys facing the top surface of the light pervious base plate. The at least one light source is encapsulated in the light pervious base plate and optically coupled to the light pervious panel. |
120 |
Finger operated switch for controlling a surgical handpiece |
US10716127 |
2003-11-17 |
US07883465B2 |
2011-02-08 |
William T. Donofrio; Richard M. Harper; Richard F. Schwemberger; Robert P. Gill; Mary E. Schramm; Jason A. Born |
According to the invention, a finger-operated switch for activating and operating an ultrasonic surgical handpiece is provided. The power output of the surgical handpiece is responsive and proportional to the pressure applied to the finger-operated switch. The finger-operated switch includes, but not limited to, force sensitive resistors whose resistance is proportional to the force applied by the finger of the human operator of the surgical handpiece, force sensitive capacitors whose capacitance is proportional to the pressure, deflection or compression of the insulation layer between two electrodes or is proportional to the spacing between the two conductive layers, strain gauges mounted underneath or integral to the housing of the surgical handpiece such that the pressure applied thereto results in an output change in the strain gauges, magnets or ferromagnets encased or embedded in an elastomer with a sensor inside the surgical handpiece that detects the field strength of the magnet and monitors changes relative to the force applied to the handpiece housing, and piezo film or piezo ceramic whose charge or voltage is proportional to the force applied. |