Surgical system having detachable component and state detection circuit for detection of state of attachment of detachable component

Patent Number: 9387050

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

A surgical system and a method of providing and enabling a surgical system. The surgical system having a console and a first component configured to be directly or indirectly detachably attached to the console. The surgical system having a sensor circuit arranged to the console, and a first target state identifying circuit arranged to the first component. The sensor circuit outputs a feedback signal indicative of a state of electrical connection of the first target state identifying circuit to the sensor circuit. A controller arranged in the console is configured to control a therapy signal generator based on the feedback signal.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Lori E. Lucke - - -
Vlad Bluvshtein - - -
David C. Church - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 18 12
A 61 B 19 00
A 61 B 17 32
A 61 B 17 00

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Gyrus ACMI, Inc. - - - - -