Patent ID: 8002783

Claim:
A surgical device comprising: a body having a first interface and second interface, the first interface to receive a removable ultrasound tip and the second interface to receive an electrical signal; a transducer to provide an ultrasound signal to the first interface in response to the electrical signal; and a console including: a microprocessor to execute a software program corresponding to the removable ultrasound tip from a plurality of pre-set software programs corresponding to a plurality of different types of removable ultrasound tips, the microprocessor to provide a first control signal in response to execution of the software program and a second control signal; and a power stage to provide the electrical signal from a power source in response to the first control signal; wherein during a mode of operation, the ultrasound signal has a first amplitude during a first period of time and the ultrasound signal has a second amplitude during a second period of time.