SURGICAL HANDPIECE INCLUDING A VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTER AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IDENTITY OF A SURGICAL HANDPIECE

SURGICAL HANDPIECE INCLUDING A VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTER AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IDENTITY OF A SURGICAL HANDPIECE

A surgical handpiece and an autoclavable surgical handpiece are disclosed. The surgical handpiece and the autoclavable surgical handpiece include a housing and a visible light emitter disposed within the housing. The surgical handpiece includes a cable adjacent to the housing and a strain relief mem...

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Hauptverfasser: LAUBENTHAL, Michael, BABARIS, Robin, BEHNKE, Keith, THELEN, Adam, Joseph
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 and an autoclavable surgical handpiece are disclosed. The surgical handpiece and the autoclavable surgical handpiece include a housing and a visible light emitter disposed within the housing. The surgical handpiece includes a cable adjacent to the housing and a strain relief member coupled to the cable, the strain relief member being disposed adjacent to the housing and configured to transmit visible light emitted by the visible light emitter therethrough. The autoclavable surgical handpiece includes a potting material disposed between the visible light emitter and the housing, the potting material having a melting point above 120 degrees Celsius and being configured to thermally insulate the visible light emitter and to transmit visible light emitted by the visible light emitter therethrough.