Surgical instrument with phase change cooling

• Main Author: Inamdar, Tejas Satish
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.10.2020
• Subjects: CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DIAGNOSIS; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

Systems and methods are discussed herein for cooling a surgical handset using a phase-change material. A container filled with a phase-change material may be telescoped over a heat-generating mechanism of a surgical handset, such as a battery and/or a motor. When the surgical handset is activated, t...