Covidien LP

Joshua Snow

David C Racenet

Gerald N Hodgkinson

Matthew J Chowaniec

Seth Gleiman

Anthony Ceniccola

Jeffrey Schmitt

Thomas Wenchell

Kenlyn S Bonn

Dylan R Kingsley

William J Peine

Dwight Meglan

Dino Kasvikis

Meir Rosenberg

Thomas Wingardner

Michael Ingmanson

Keith W Malang

Anne Michele Nelson

Philip J Irka

Amanda H Lennartz

Tyler J Bagrosky

James R Fagan

Arvind K Ramadorai

Christopher Rainieri

Jason M Mucilli

Anjali Dhiman

John W Linebarger

Justin Rogers

Dustin O Slater

Kent L Howe

Alexandre Linhares Vieira

Luciano Mazzaro

Matthew Savary

Rayne Robertson

David M Mccuen

A tissue suturing guidance system includes an image capturing device, a display, and a processor in communication with the image capturing device and the display. The image capturing device is configured to capture a suture site. The display is configured to display an image of the suture site. The processor is configured to: determine, based on the image of the suture site, a geometric tissue representation of the suture site; access measured properties of the suture site; determine, based on the measured properties of the suture site, a biomechanical tissue representation of the suture site; and generate, based on the geometric tissue representation and biomechanical tissue representation of the suture site, a suturing configuration for the suture site.

System and methods for suturing guidance

A computer-implemented method of object enhancement in endoscopy images includes capturing an image of an object within a surgical operative site via an imaging device, determining a size of the object based on the captured image of the object, displaying the captured image of the object, and displaying on the displayed captured image of the object a representation of the determined size of the object.

Systems and methods for object measurement in minimally invasive robotic surgery

An end effector includes first and second members that each have a tissue contacting surface and are moveable relative to one another. The first and second members are configured to clamp tissue therebetween when in an approximated configuration. The tissue contacting surface of the first member defines a first groove. The end effector also includes a bladder that is defined within the first groove and is configured to receive and retain fluid.

Surgical stapler with integrated bladder

An end effector includes first and second jaws, first and second buttresses, and an ultrasonic blade. The first jaw includes a fastener cartridge having a first tissue contacting surface and a plurality of fasteners arranged in rows parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first jaw. The first buttress is attached to the first tissue contacting surface and the second buttress is attached to a second tissue contracting surface of the second jaw. The first and second jaws are movable relative to one another and are configured to grasp tissue therebetween. The ultrasonic is activatable to weld the first buttress to the second buttress and to subsequently cut the welded first and second buttresses and tissue grasped between the first and second jaws.

Surgical stapling instrument having ultrasonic energy delivery

A surgical instrument for surgically joining tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle portion, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members and at least one flexible member attachment structure. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the handle portion and defines a first longitudinal axis. The pair of jaw members is disposed adjacent a distal end of the endoscopic portion and extends generally distally therefrom. At least one of the jaw members is movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween. The flexible member attachment structure is disposed in mechanical cooperation with at least one jaw member and is configured to facilitate the attachment of a flexible member thereto.

Surgical instruments with flexible member attachment structures

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Clinton, CT, United States of America

Joshua Snow