Patent ID: 8403948

Claim:
An ultrasonic surgical handle for receiving a powered-ultrasonic-motion-generation assembly therein and coupling an ultrasonic waveguide thereto, the handle comprising: a handle body having: a first handle body portion defining a handgrip; a second handle body portion connected to the first handle body portion and having: a waveguide attachment dock exposed to the environment and having a first couple operable to connect the waveguide thereto; and an aseptically sealable powered-ultrasonic-motion-generator assembly dock shaped to connect the waveguide in the attachment dock to the powered-ultrasonic-motion-generator assembly disposed within the assembly dock through the second handle body portion, wherein the powered-ultrasonic-motion-generator assembly comprises: a driving-wave generation circuit generating an output waveform; a cordless ultrasonic transducer operable to connect to the waveguide in the attachment dock and to dynamically produce a resonant wave along the waveguide when supplied with the output waveform to thereby ultrasonically move the waveguide; and a self-contained power source electrically powering the driving-wave generation circuit; and a compartment door movably connected to the second handle body portion to selectively expose the assembly dock to the environment and having: an open position exposing the assembly dock to the environment and permitting entry and removal of the powered-ultrasonic-motion-generator assembly respectively into and from the assembly dock; and a closed position aseptically sealing the assembly dock from the environment.