Patents
US 12672907 B2: Modular docking system for electrosurgical equipment
- Granted
- 2026-07-07
- Filed
- 2020-02-26 application 17433787
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A docking system for electrosurgical equipment where a first docking interface is a recess in the housing of a smoke evacuator and a second docking interface is a raised portion of an electrosurgical unit. The first and second docking interfaces have corresponding ground, power, and communication contacts, so that the two devices can be physically and electrically interconnected by mating the first docking interface with the second docking interface. The first docking interface is on the top of the smoke evacuator and the second docking interface is on the bottom of the electrosurgical unit so that the devices may be stacked and interconnected using a minimum amount of space without the need for cabling.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 (ipgb20260707.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conmed Corporation 303 patents | US company or organization | Utica, NY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Frame | Salt Lake City, UT | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 | ||
| John Cook | Conifer, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B18/1206 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-07 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CONMED CORPORATION signed 2025-06-10 BIOREZ, INC. signed 2025-06-10 BUFFALO FILTER LLC signed 2025-06-10 IN2BONES USA, LLC signed 2025-06-10 LINVATEC CORPORATION signed 2025-06-10 SURGIQUEST, INC. signed 2025-06-10 VIKING SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2025-06-10 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 72097/762 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FRAME, DAN signed 2022-03-27 COOK, JOHN signed 2021-09-16 | CONMED CORPORATION LARGO, FL | 59518/741 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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