Patent ID: 6666875
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61B,A61C,Y10S

Abstract:
A surgical apparatus, comprising:a surgical instrument having a rechargeable secondary battery, a treatment section which is electrically driven using the secondary battery and an outer housing for storing the secondary battery and capable of being repeatedly disinfected or sterilized to render the apparatus reusable; a recharger having an energy generation unit provided separately from the surgical instrument, for recharging said secondary battery; a receiving section provided in the recharger, for receiving the surgical instrument; an energy radiation unit provided in the recharger, for converting electric energy from the energy generation unit to energy different from ordinary electric energy and radiating the energy towards the receiving section; and a charging energy production unit located in the housing of the surgical instrument, for receiving the energy radiated by the energy radiation unit via the receiving section and the housing and for producing energy with which the secondary battery is recharged, wherein the secondary battery can be recharged while it is watertightly stored.