Invention Grant
- Patent Title: External cooling devices and systems for surgical instruments
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Application No.: US14604039Application Date: 2015-01-23
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Publication No.: US09301799B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Duane E. Kerr , Glenn A. Horner , Paul Hrenchir , Peter M. Mueller , Robert B. Stoddard , Luke Waaler
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B18/04
- IPC: A61B18/04 ; A61B18/18 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
A surgical system includes a portable surgical instrument and a sleeve. The portable surgical instrument includes an end effector assembly and a housing operably coupled to the end effector assembly. The housing includes a generator and a battery assembly coupled thereto and configured to supply energy to the end effector assembly for treating tissue. The sleeve is shaped complementarily to the housing and is removably positionable about the housing. The sleeve is configured to cool the housing and/or remove heat from the housing to inhibit overheating of the generator and/or the battery assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150144302A1 EXTERNAL COOLING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2015-05-28
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