Patent ID: 8968285
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable surgical instrument, comprising: a housing including an elongated shaft extending distally therefrom, the elongated shaft defining a longitudinal axis therethrough, the housing including an aperture defined therein; an end effector operably supported at the distal end of the elongated shaft, the end effector including a pair of jaw members, at least one of the jaw members movable with respect to the other jaw member from an open position for positioning tissue therebetween, to a clamping position for grasping tissue therebetween, at least one of the jaw members activatable to treat tissue; a selectively removable generator configured to pivotally couple to the aperture of the housing to energize the at least one activatable jaw member, the generator defining at least one aperture at a distal end thereof and a pivot member disposed at a proximal end thereof; and a locking mechanism operably coupled to the elongated shaft of the housing, the locking mechanism including at least one locking finger configured to releasably couple to the at least one aperture disposed at the distal end of the generator such that the generator is selectively and removably engageable with the housing of the portable surgical instrument.