Patent ID: 9283023
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A disposable cautery device, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end, said housing comprising an electrical circuit including an actuator and a removable power source; a cautery tip extending from said first end of said housing, said cautery tip in electrical communication with said electrical circuit; and an end cap configured to be received by and attached to said second end of said housing via a fracturable coupling, said end cap configured to retain said power source in said housing during use of the disposable cautery device, said fracturable coupling comprises retaining members and apertures, wherein said retaining members extend from said second end of said housing, wherein said apertures are formed in said end cap and are configured to receive said retaining members; wherein said actuator is configured to selectively complete said electrical circuit to actuate said cautery device; wherein said fracturable coupling breaks in a predetermined fashion in response to a predetermined force applied to said end cap; wherein said fracturable coupling attaches said end cap to said second end of said housing in such a way that disconnection of said end cap from said second end of said housing to remove said removable power source involves breaking said fracturable coupling.