Integrated system for powered surgical tools

Integrated system for powered surgical tools

A surgical handpiece is presented. The handpiece includes a housing (50) having opposed front and rear ends, an electrical power consuming unit located within the housing and configured to receive a select set of energization signals, a surgical attachment designed for application to a surgical site...

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Hauptverfasser: MONK, DAVID E, TYLER, STEVEN ANTHONY, FINLEY, MARSHALL, ERIC, SANSKY, KEVIN J, FRATICELLI, MICHAEL JOHN, CULP, JERRY A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical handpiece is presented. The handpiece includes a housing (50) having opposed front and rear ends, an electrical power consuming unit located within the housing and configured to receive a select set of energization signals, a surgical attachment designed for application to a surgical site that is connected to the power consuming unit for actuation by the power consuming unit, a switch lever (186) that is movable relative to the housing, a sensed member fitted in the switch lever that moves with the switch lever and a sensor disposed in the housing and configured to generate a sensor signal representative of the position of the sensed member relative to the sensor. The handpiece is characterized by a collar (184) adapted to be releasably fitted to the housing, wherein the switch lever is movably mounted to the collar.