Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Senco Brands, Inc.

Senco Products, Inc.

Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc.

Cllag Gmbh International

Other

Cilag Cmbh International

Richard L Leimbach

Mark D Overmyer

Shane R Adams

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Brett E Swensgard

Kevin L Houser

Richard F Schwemberger

Jerome R Morgan

David C Yates

John P Measamer

Emily A Schellin

Jason L Harris

Michael J Stokes

John V Hunt

Christopher C Miller

Zhifan F Huang

Gregory J Bakos

Steven G Hall

Charles J Scheib

Bret William Smith

Geoffrey C Hueil

Omar J Vakharia

Michael E Setser

William D Fox

Nicholas J Ross

Kevin Michael Fiebig

Robert L Koch, Jr

Joshua R Uth

Brian D Schings

Chester O Baxter, Iii

Taylor W Aronhalt

Cory G Kimball

Rudolph Henry Nobis

Donna L Korvick

Jeffrey S Swayze

Michael J Vendely

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Mark S Zeiner

Rao S Bezwada

Andrew T Beckman

Jeffrey L Aldridge

Geoffrey S Strobl

Sean P Conlon

Daniel J Mumaw

Gregory A Trees

Gavin Martin Monson

Michael S Cropper

Gregory G Scott

David Keith Norvell

Thomas W Lytle, Iv

Kevin D Sackett

Michael V Petrocelli

Raymond E Parfett

Daniel L Baber

Wendy A Kerr

Thomas A McCardle

Danny L Bolender

Steve Dickinson

Joseph R Knueven

Robert L Lance, Jr

Brian F Dinardo

Johnny H Alexander, Iii

Tony C Siebel

Jeffrey C Gagel

Douglas E Withers

Jason E Zerkle

Jason M Rector

Craig S Smith

William R Stager

Daniel J Abbott

Daniel J Ulrich

Gary S Jaworek

Aaron C Voegele

Matthew S Corbin

Nicholas Fanelli

Michael D Auld

John Kevin Bruce

John Scott Kimsey

John T Burke

Sol A Posada

Ryan J Laurent

David James Cagle

Trevor J Barton

Jason R Lesko

Joshua D Young

Christopher J Schall

Joshua P Morgan

Catherine A Corbett

John N Ouwerkerk

Thomas Edward Albrecht

Eric N Johnson

Shawn C Snyder

Chunlin Yang

Kevin M Montgomery

Iksoo Chun

Scott A Jenkins

John L Stammen

David M Brooks

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan

Ryan P Posey

Various embodiments are directed to a powered surgical instrument for cutting and fastening tissue. The instrument may comprise an end effector comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The second jaw member may be coupled to move relative to the first jaw member from an open position, where the jaw members are apart from one another, to a closed position. The end effector may also comprise a firing bar positioned to fire by translating within the end effector when the first and second jaw members are in the closed position. Additionally, the surgical instrument may comprise a drive device, a clamping trigger and a control circuit. The drive device may be mechanically coupled to the firing bar. The clamping trigger may be mechanically coupled to the end effector such that actuation of the clamping trigger causes the second jaw member to pivot towards the first jaw member. The control circuit may comprise a firing switch, a clamp switch, a latching device and an end-of-stroke sensor. The firing switch may be configured to be in electrical communication with a power supply for powering the drive device and in electrical communication with the drive device. The clamp switch may be in mechanical communication with the clamping trigger. The latching device may be in electrical communication with the clamp switch, the power supply and the drive device. The end-of-stroke switch may be in electrical communication with the latching device. Additionally, the firing switch may be electrically connected to, upon actuation, connect the power supply to the drive device via a first connection comprising the latching device and the firing switch. Further, the end-of-stroke switch may be electrically connected to, upon sensing an end of a stroke of the firing bar, cause a change in a state of the latching device to break the first connection between the power supply and the drive device.

Surgical instrument having a power control circuit

A surgical instrument includes a drive member movable by a drive motor between a home position and an end of stroke. A mechanical stop is disposed at or near the end of stroke and is structured to increase resistance to movement of the drive member from a first position to a second position. A control system detects a current spike associated with the increased resistance and interrupts power to the drive motor.

Surgical instrument soft stop

A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Fastener driving tool using a gas spring

A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has a force delivery system which communicates a changing force to a user of the surgical instrument when a limit of a surgical function is reached. A sensor senses position of a moving element to communicate a signal to the force delivery system. In various embodiments, the system generates a vibratory force to signal the user.

Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities

Surgical stapling instruments having surgical stapling cartridges are disclosed. At least one embodiment includes an end effector that has an elongate channel that is configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge therein and an anvil that is movably supported on the elongate channel between an open position and closed positions in response to an application of opening and closing motions applied thereto. An anvil lock member cooperates with the anvil to retain the anvil in an open position when a staple cartridge has not been installed in the elongate channel and prevent the anvil from moving to a closed position until the staple cartridge has been seated within the elongate channel. Surgical staple cartridges are configured to move the anvil from an open position to an actuatable position when the cartridge has been installed in the end effector.

Surgical stapling device with lockout system for preventing actuation in the absence of an installed staple cartridge

A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongate shaft, an end effector, and control system having a processor and a memory. The handle assembly is movable between a plurality of positions and includes an interface. The control system can cause the processor to toggle between a plurality of interface configurations each associated with one of the positions of the handle assembly. Additionally, or alternatively, the control system can toggle the interface between a primary interface configuration with operational controls and a secondary interface configuration with navigation controls. Additionally, or alternatively, the interface can include a touchscreen configured to provide a firing input signal to the processor. Additionally, or alternatively, a surgical assembly can include the surgical instrument and a remote operating unit with a secondary interface configured to control the end effector.

Surgical instrument with multiple interface configurations

A surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector and an articulation control system is disclosed. The articulation control system comprises actuators that, when actuated, cause the end effector to articulate in predetermined directions. When the end effector is rotated downwardly, the articulation control system flips, or switches, the response to the inputs from the actuators.

Stapling instrument comprising a mounted shaft orientation sensor

A surgical stapler kit includes a surgical stapler having a body, a shaft, and an end effector. The kit includes a first staple cartridge having a first cartridge body and a first sled, and a second staple cartridge having a second cartridge body and a second sled. When the first staple cartridge is at least partially seated within a cartridge jaw with the first sled in a proximal undisplaced position, a knife drives the first sled distally to deploy staples from the first cartridge body. When the second staple cartridge is at least partially seated within the cartridge jaw with the second sled in a proximal undisplaced position, the knife advances distally into a lockout position before causing any staples to be deployed from the second cartridge body.

Incompatible staple cartridge use prevention features for surgical stapler

The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including an end effector, a drive member movable to effectuate a motion in said end effector, a motor operable to move the drive member to effectuate the motion in the end effector and a bailout assembly operable to perform a mechanical bailout of the surgical instrument in response to a bailout error. The bailout assembly includes a bailout door, a bailout handle accessible through the bailout door. The bailout handle is operable to move the drive member to effectuate a bailout motion in the end effector. A controller includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to detect the bailout error. The processor is programed to stop the motor in response to the detection of the bailout error.

Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments

A surgical instrument having a shaft, an end effector, a firing system, and a control system is disclosed herein. The firing member is configured to translate an electric motor through a firing stroke. The control system includes a pulse width modulation circuit configured to adjust a duty cycle of voltage pulses to drive the firing system to a target speed. The control system includes a control circuit configured to evaluate the duty cycle of pulses at a predetermined adjustment point and set the target speed based at least in part on the comparison (maintain or new speed). The controls system may be configured to set the target speed at two or more adjustment points during the firing stroke and/or evaluate the duty cycle of pulses at an adjustment point more than half way through the firing stroke.

Surgical instrument with firing stroke target speed adjustment

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a surgical instrument. The method includes connecting a power assembly to a control circuit, wherein the power assembly is configured to provide a source voltage, energizing, by the power assembly, a voltage boost convertor circuit configured to provide a set voltage greater than the source voltage, and energizing, by the voltage boost convertor, one or more voltage convertors configured to provide one or more operating voltages to one or more circuit components.

Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit

A surgical stapler having an end effector, a firing drive electric motor, and a control circuit is disclosed. The firing drive electric motor is configured to actuate a staple firing stroke of the end effector. The control circuit can be configured to provide a pulse width modulated (PWM) electrical signal to the firing drive electric motor and adjust a duty cycle of the PWM electrical signal based at least in part on a speed of the staple firing stroke. The control circuit can further be configured to provide a pulse width modulated (PWM) electrical signal to the firing drive electric motor, adjust a duty cycle of the PWM electrical signal based at least in part on a target speed of a staple firing stroke, and lower the target speed in response to the duty cycle exceeding a safety threshold value.

Surgical stapler with pulse width modulated driven adjustable speed staple firing stroke

Surgical instruments and control systems therefor are disclosed. A surgical instrument can comprise: a power circuit comprising a power source and a switch, a microcontroller coupled to the power circuit, a handle comprising an attachment portion, and a control circuit in signal communication with the microcontroller. The attachment portion can comprise a first electrical contact in signal communication with the microcontroller. The control circuit can comprise a sensor configured to detect an attachment state of the attachment portion. The control circuit can communicate the detected attachment state to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller can ignore signals from the first electrical contact when the control circuit communicates a detached state. The attachment portion can comprise a second electrical contact coupled to a second power circuit, and the second power circuit can decouple the second electrical contact and the second power source when the sensor detects the detached state.

Control systems for surgical instruments

An apparatus includes a body, a shaft, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The body includes a motor, a first user input feature, and a second user input feature. The first user input feature is operable to activate the motor. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling head assembly is positioned at a distal end of the shaft. The stapling head assembly includes an anvil coupling feature, at least one annular array of staples, and a staple driver. The second user input feature is operable to drive the anvil coupling feature longitudinally. The staple driver is operable to drive the at least one annular array of staples. The motor is operable to drive the staple driver. The anvil is configured to couple with the anvil coupling feature. The anvil is further configured to deform the staples driven by the staple driver.

Methods and systems for performing surgical stapling

Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Richard L Leimbach