Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Cllag Gmbh International

Cilag Gmbh Intemational

Other

Ehticon LLC

Devicor Medical Products, Inc.

Thicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Jason L Harris

Jerome R Morgan

David C Yates

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Jeffrey S Swayze

Michael J Vendely

Gregory J Bakos

Charles J Scheib

Taylor W Aronhalt

Shane R Adams

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Kevin Michael Fiebig

Kevin L Houser

Christopher J Hess

Mark D Overmyer

Mark S Ortiz

Jeffrey David Messerly

Emily A Schellin

Mark S Zeiner

Eugene L Timperman

Brett E Swensgard

Bret William Smith

Steven G Hall

Richard William Timm

Katherine J Schmid

Thomas W Huitema

Daniel J Mumaw

Michael E Setser

James R Giordano

Tamara S Widenhouse

Adam David Hensel

Richard L Leimbach

Anil K Nalagatla

Christopher W Widenhouse

Chad E Eckert

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Geoffrey C Hueil

Kevin Ross Doll

Michael J Stokes

Christopher C Miller

Kyle P Moore

Nicholas J Ross

Shailendra Kumar Parihar

Douglas B Hoffman

Lauren S Weaner

Andrew T Beckman

James Walden Voegele

Morgan Robert Hunter

Joseph E Young

Gregory W Johnson

Michael S Cropper

Donna L Korvick

Joshua R Uth

Rao S Bezwada

Barry C Worrell

Geoffrey S Strobl

Richard F Schwemberger

Jeffrey L Aldridge

Galen C Robertson

Gary W Knight

John V Hunt

Robert L Koch, Jr

Adam R Dunki-Jacobs

Gregory G Scott

David T Martin

Craig N Faller

Zhifan F Huang

Cory G Kimball

David A Witt

Foster B Stulen

Wells D Haberstich

Matthew C Miller

Gregory A Trees

Prasanna Malaviya

Omar J Vakharia

David Keith Norvell

Eitan T Wiener

James T Spivey

Timothy G Dietz

Sean P Conlon

Daniel W Price

Brian D Black

Kristen G Denzinger

William D Fox

Gavin Martin Monson

Jacob Spencer Gee

Bennie Thompson

John B Schulte

Dennis D Jamiolkowski

Lawrence Crainich

William D Dannaher

Ashvani K Madan

John A Hibner

Peter A Krulevitch

David B Smith

Ryan M Asher

Rudolph Henry Nobis

Simon Cohn

William Eugene Clem

An electrosurgical device comprises a body, an end effector, a cutting member, and a shaft. The end effector includes a pair of jaws that are operable to deliver RF energy to tissue that is clamped between the jaws. The cutting member is operable to sever tissue that is clamped between the jaws. The shaft extends between the body and the end effector. The shaft includes an articulation section that is operable to selectively position the end effector at non-parallel positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. Some versions include a rotation section that is distal to the articulation section. The rotation section is operable to rotate the end effector relative to the articulation section.

Articulation joint features for articulating surgical device

A surgical kit includes a surgical instrument, a packaging, and a return packaging. The packaging defines an interior and an exterior in a closed configuration. The surgical instrument is disposed within the interior of the packaging or coupled with the packaging in the closed configuration. The packaging is configured to transition to an open configuration by a user to expose the interior and allow for access of the surgical instrument during a surgical procedure. The return packaging is configured to receive at least a portion of the surgical instrument after the surgical procedure for reduced cross-contamination. The return packaging is at least one of coupled with the packaging or disposed within the interior in the closed configuration.

Reclamation packaging for surgical instrument and related methods

A device may classify data associated with a surgical event of a surgery. The device may generate a third surgical data stream based on a mode of interaction between a first surgical data stream and a second surgical data stream. The device may determine a third classification parameter for the third surgical data stream based on a first classification parameter associated with the first surgical data stream, a second classification parameter associated with the second surgical data stream, and the mode of interaction between the first surgical data stream and the second surgical data stream. The device may determine a data handling scheme for the third surgical data stream based on the third classification parameter in consistency with a healthcare data policy. The device may handle the third surgical data stream according to the data handling scheme.

Surgical data system and classification

Surgical systems are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical system includes a first scope device having a first portion within an extraluminal space and a second portion positioned within an intraluminal space. The first scope device transmits image data of a first scene. A second scope device is disposed within the extraluminal space and transmits image data of a second scene. The first portion of the first instrument is present within the field of view of the second scope device to track the first scope device relative to the second scope device. A controller receives the transmitted image data of the first and second scenes, to determine a relative distance from the first scope device to the second scope device within the extraluminal space, and to provide a merged image. At least one of the first and second scope device in the merged image is a representative depiction thereof.

Surgical systems with intraluminal and extraluminal cooperative instruments

A device, such as a computing device or a surgical device, may receive surgical operation data associated with a surgical operation. Based on the surgical operation data, a device may identify a surgical device to be used for a surgical operation and/or one or more surgical steps associated with a surgical operation. Based on the identified surgical device, the one or more surgical steps, and/or the surgical operation data, a device may determine an allowable operation range controlling a surgical device for a surgical procedure. A device may receive an adjustment input configuration to control a surgical device for a surgical step. A device may determine whether the adjustment input configuration is outside of the determined allowable operation range. Based on a determination that the adjustment input configuration is outside of the determined allowable operation range, a device may block the adjustment input configuration to control a surgical device.

Adaptable operation range for a surgical device

A method for treating tissue using a surgical instrument including at least one electrode and a staple cartridge is disclosed. The method includes causing the at least one electrode to deliver a therapeutic energy to the tissue in a first phase of a surgical treatment by the surgical instrument, deploying staples from the staple cartridge into the tissue in a second phase of the surgical treatment, monitoring a first tissue property in the first phase of the surgical treatment, switching from the first phase to the second phase if at least one of two conditions is met, setting a parameter of the second phase of the surgical treatment based on at least one measurement of the first tissue property determined in the first phase of the surgical treatment, and monitoring a second tissue property, different from the first tissue property, in the second phase of the surgical treatment.

Method for tissue treatment by surgical instrument

In general, devices, systems, and methods for fiducial identification and tracking are provided.

Surgical devices, systems, and methods using fiducial identification and tracking

A surgical system is configured to deploy staples from a staple cartridge reload into tissue. The surgical system includes a first sensor configured to measure a first parameter indicative of a force to form the staples, and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter indicative of a position of a sled along a staple-forming distance. The system further includes a control circuit communicatively connected to a motor, the first sensor, and the second sensor, wherein the control circuit is configured to: receive a first signal from the first sensor indicative of the first parameter; receive a second signal from the second sensor indicative of the second parameter; and detect staple malformation of the staples based on the first signal and the second signals.

Surgical stapling systems with adaptive staple firing algorithms

A surgical instrument comprising a staple cartridge including a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, and staple drivers movable within the cartridge body to eject, or deploy, the staples from the cartridge body is disclosed herein. The staple drivers and the cartridge body comprise control surfaces that promote the efficient deployment of the staples from the cartridge body.

Control surfaces on a staple driver of a surgical staple cartridge

A fastener cartridge can include, one, a cartridge body comprising a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities and, two, a plurality of fasteners positioned in the fastener cavities. The cartridge body can further comprise extensions extending from the deck having different sizes and/or configurations. The extensions can control the flow of tissue relative to the deck and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cavities.

Fastener cartridges including extensions having different configurations

An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The stapling head assembly includes an annular deck member, a plurality of staples, and a driver. The deck member includes a deck surface that has a curved profile defined by a curve extending from the inner diameter of the deck member to the outer diameter of the deck member. The deck member further includes an outer array of staple openings and an inner array of staple openings. The driver is operable to drive the staples through the staple openings. The anvil is operable to compress tissue against the first deck surface.

Atraumatic stapling head features for circular surgical stapler

A surgical stapling instrument includes a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a flexible firing member. The end effector includes a driving assembly translatable distally relative to a first jaw and a second jaw to thereby transition the first and second jaws from an open state to a closed state. The flexible firing member is configured to selectively advance the driving assembly distally and retract the driving assembly proximally. The flexible firing member includes a plurality of segments, at least one axial force transmission feature configured to transmit axial forces between the segments, and at least one lateral alignment feature configured to resist lateral misalignment of the segments.

Deflectable firing member for surgical stapler

Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for data storage and data retrieval based on processing, analysis, and/or usage needs. The data storage and data retrieval may include distributed and/or redundant data storage, for example, based on usage location of the data. Data storage and retrieval may be performed based on location and surgical procedure specific data. Data relating to, for example, a particular operating room and/or surgical procedure may be compiled and stored together. The data may be retrieved for future use. A surgical hub may obtain location and surgical procedure specific data for a specific location and surgical procedure. The surgical hub may generate surgical procedure information using the obtained location and surgical procedure specific data, for example, to use for an upcoming surgical procedure. The surgical hub may communicate the surgical procedure information to modules and/or surgical systems, for example, to perform the surgical procedure.

Location and surgical procedure specific data storage and retrieval

A method of preparing a staple cartridge includes forming first staples with a first alloy, and forming second staples with a second alloy that is different than the first alloy. The method includes positioning the first staples into staple cavities of a first row of staple cavities of the staple cartridge, the first row of staple cavities being a first distance from an elongate slot of the staple cartridge, and positioning the second staples into staple cavities of a second row of staple cavities, the second row of staple cavities being a second distance from the elongate slot of the staple cartridge. The second distance is greater than the first distance. The first staples are configured to degrade at a first rate in a tissue environment, and the second staples are configured to degrade at a second rate that is different than the first rate.

Method for implementing a staple system

A surgical device for applying clips is disclosed including a cartridge, an RFID tag, and a controller. The cartridge includes a plurality of clips. A crimping drive is configured to move a first jaw and a second jaw to a closed position during a crimping stroke. One of the plurality of clips is crimped around tissue during the crimping stroke. Stored data on the RFID tag relates to an identifying characteristic of at least one of the plurality of clips within the cartridge. An RFID scanner is configured to receive a first signal from the RFID tag in response to an interrogation signal. The first signal includes the stored data on the RFID tag. A controller in communication with the RFID scanner is configured to compare the stored data to a set of compatibility data and vary an operational parameter of the surgical device based on the stored data.

RFID identification systems for surgical instruments

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Hillsboro, OH, United States of America

Frederick E Shelton, IV