Patent ID: 9326812
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing including an elongated shaft extending distally therefrom having a longitudinal axis defined therethrough, the housing including a docking portion defining a second axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the docking portion including at least one aperture defined therein and electrical circuitry disposed therein; an end effector operably supported at a distal end of the elongated shaft; and a battery assembly rotatable relative to the housing to selectively and pivotably engage the docking portion of the housing, the battery assembly configured to generate electrical energy, the battery assembly including at least one protrusion configured to releasably engage the at least one aperture on the docking portion and a latch mechanism slidable along the second axis and relative to the battery assembly from an initial position to latch the battery assembly to the docking portion to a subsequent position to unlatch the battery assembly from the docking portion, the battery assembly including at least one cell disposed within a cavity defined therein, the cavity defining a free space adjacent to at the least one cell configured to permit swelling of the at least one cell, wherein the battery assembly is adapted to communicate with the electrical circuitry of the docking member upon insertion of the battery assembly into the at least one aperture defined in the docking portion.