Inventors:
Duane E. Kerr - Loveland CO, US
Glenn A. Horner - Boulder CO, US
Paul Hrenchir - Longmont CO, US
Peter M. Mueller - Frederick CO, US
Robert B. Stoddard - Steamboat Springs CO, US
Luke Waaler - Longmont CO, US
Assignee:
TYCO Healthcare Group LP - Boulder CO
International Classification:
A61B 18/00
A41D 19/00
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.