US 12,239,498 B2
Apparatus and method for tool accessory identification
Robert Fugerer, Lutz, FL (US); John Batikian, Pismo Beach, CA (US); and Edwin Floyd, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,795.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172687 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/98 (2016.02) [A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising a control console configured to interchangeably control a plurality of surgical devices, wherein each of the plurality of surgical devices communicates an identification signal at a different fixed frequency defined by an identification device according to a device configuration, the system comprising:
at least one communication port in connection with the control console that receives a communication cable configured to communicatively connect to the plurality of surgical devices; and
a controller in communication with the at least one communication port, the controller configured to:
in response to a connection of at least one of the plurality of surgical devices, supply an activation signal via the at least one communication port to at least one connected device of the plurality of surgical devices, wherein the device configuration of the at least one connected device is unidentified by the controller upon the connection;
receive the identification signal from the identification device of the at least one connected device in response to the activation signal;
identify a fixed frequency of the identification signal from the different fixed frequencies; and
in response to the fixed frequency of the identification signal, identify the device configuration of the connected device.