Patent ID: 11871953
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An adapter configured to receive an AC drive signal from a control console and to provide the AC drive signal to an ultrasonic surgical handpiece to vibrate a tip of the ultrasonic surgical handpiece, the adapter comprising:
a receptacle configured to receive a connector of the ultrasonic surgical handpiece and provide the AC drive signal to the ultrasonic surgical handpiece to vibrate the tip of the ultrasonic surgical handpiece;
a connector configured to be inserted into a receptacle of the control console, wherein the connector of the adapter is configured to receive the AC drive signal from the control console when the connector of the adapter is coupled to the control console; and
a radio-frequency identification device coupled to the connector of the adapter, wherein the radio-frequency identification device is coupled to a memory storing data indicating a maximum and minimum frequency for driving the ultrasonic surgical handpiece, the radio-frequency identification device being configured to transmit the maximum and minimum frequency data from the memory to the control console through the connector of the adapter using an RFID protocol.