Enclosures for electronics of surgical instruments and methods of manufacturing the same

Abstract

An surgical enclosure includes electronics including at least one visual indicator and at least a first casing component enclosing the electronics therein. The first casing component is formed from a substantially transparent material and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is treated to define a first finish that reduces transparency of the first portion. The second portion defines a greater transparency relative to the first portion to enable visualization of the at least one visual indicator therethrough.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A surgical enclosure, comprising:
 electronics including at least one visual indicator; and   at least a first casing component enclosing the electronics therein, the first casing component formed from a substantially transparent material and including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion treated to define a first finish that reduces transparency of the first portion, the second portion defining a greater transparency relative to the first portion to enable visualization of the at least one visual indicator therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is treated to define the first finish via laser etching. 
     
     
         3 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the second portion is treated to define a second finish different from the first finish. 
     
     
         4 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 3 , wherein the first and second portions are treated via laser etching at different powers to achieve the first and second finishes, respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 4 , wherein the first power is at least 10 Watts and the second power is at most 6 Watts. 
     
     
         6 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the substantially transparent material is transparent PPSU. 
     
     
         7 . The surgical enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one visual indicator includes at least one LED, OLED, or incandescent light source.