CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320097 (2017.08); H01R 35/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
19. A surgical instrument, comprising:
(a) a body assembly;
(b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body assembly along a shaft axis, wherein the shaft assembly is configured to rotate relative to the body assembly about the shaft axis;
(c) an end effector at a distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector is operable to treat tissue; and
(d) an electrical connector configured to enable electrical communication between the shaft assembly and the body assembly while permitting relative rotation therebetween, wherein the electrical connector comprises:
(i) a first electrical contact,
(ii) a second electrical contact, and
(iii) an electrically insulating element positioned between the first and second electrical contacts, wherein the electrically insulating element is configured to electrically insulate the first and second electrical contacts from each other.
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