Patent ID: 11918233
Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 15:
16. A tool assembly comprising:
an energy applicator including a shaft having an axial-force receiving surface;
a sheath assembly disposed on the shaft, the sheath assembly including an identification tag;
a tool assembly removably couplable to the energy applicator, the tool comprising:
a support structure to support the energy applicator;
an axial connector assembly arranged to engage and releasably lock the energy applicator to the support structure in a locked state;
a drive system coupled to the support structure to rotatably drive the shaft of the energy applicator about an axis;
an identification tag reader; and
a collet assembly cooperating with the axial connector assembly and configured to apply a force to the axial-force receiving surface of the energy applicator in the locked state to axially direct the identification tag into range of the identification tag reader.