Surgical instruments and batteries for surgical instruments

Various embodiments are directed to battery packs for use with surgical instruments. The battery packs may comprise a plurality of cells and at least a portion of the plurality of cells 5 may not be electrically connected to one another. The battery packs may comprise a switch or other mechanism for...

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Hauptverfasser:	SMITH, BRET W, SCHWEMBERGER, RICHARD F, YATES, DAVID C, BOURDREAUX, CHAD B, SHELTON IV, FREDERICK E, ABBOT, DANIEL J, SCHLEITWEILER, PATRICK M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER DIAGNOSIS ELECTRICITY GENERATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY SURGERY SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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Zusammenfassung:	Various embodiments are directed to battery packs for use with surgical instruments. The battery packs may comprise a plurality of cells and at least a portion of the plurality of cells 5 may not be electrically connected to one another. The battery packs may comprise a switch or other mechanism for interconnecting the plurality of cells and may also comprise, or be used in conjunction with, a discharge switch or plug configured to electrically connect an anode of the battery pack to a cathode of the battery pack, for example, via a resistive element.