Patent ID: 8372099

Claim:
An ultrasonic surgical assembly, comprising: an exterior assembly body; a cordless ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly disposed in the assembly body; a battery removably disposed in the assembly body; a handle having: a handle body; an ultrasonic waveguide rotational freely connected to the handle body, the ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly operable to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the waveguide to thereby generate ultrasonic movement of the waveguide when connected thereto; and an aseptically sealable assembly dock exposed to the environment and shaped to connect the waveguide to the ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly through the handle body when the cordless ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly is removably disposed in the assembly dock; and a compartment door movably connected to the handle body to selectively expose the assembly dock to the environment and having: an open position permitting entry and removal of the ultrasonic-movement-generation assembly respectively into and out from the assembly dock; and a closed position aseptically sealing the assembly dock from the environment.