Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Auris Health, Inc.

Shawn C Snyder

Matthew C Miller

Daniel W Price

Gregory W Johnson

William Eugene Clem

Barry C Worrell

Cory G Kimball

Gregory A Trees

David Keith Norvell

Michael J Andreyko

Jonathan T Batross

Nicholas G Molitor

Kristen T Shoger

Jeffrey David Messerly

Geoffrey S Strobl

Jason R Lesko

Brennan G McCabe

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Ryan M Asher

Brian D Black

Sarah Alexandra Worthington

John E Brady

Richard C Smith

Rafael J Ruiz Ortiz

David Alexander Monroe

Ion V Nicolaescu

Joseph Daniel Dennis, Jr

Amy M Krumm

Matthew S Schneider

Andrew Kolpitcke

Bryce Loring Heitman

Timothy S Holland

Joseph E Hollo

Fajian Zhang

Geni M Giannotti

John V Hunt

David T Martin

Scott A Woodruff

James A Woodard, Jr

Stephen M Christopher

Tony C Siebel

Monica L Rivard

Fabien Y Schmitt

Juan B Bajana Merizalde

Thomas G T Brisebras

Evan N Stambler

Richard L Leimbach

Brett E Swensgard

Sean P Conlon

Joshua R Uth

Wells D Haberstich

Randal T Byrum

Kevin D Sackett

Stuart K Morgan

Randolph C Stewart

Clinton W Denlinger

Mark A Neurohr

Emron Jackson Henry

Monica L Zeckel

Megan A O'Connor

Samuel J Malanowski

A surgical instrument, has an end effector that includes an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp arm that moves relative to the ultrasonic blade from an opened position toward an intermediate position and a closed position. The clamp arm is offset from the ultrasonic blade to define a predetermined gap in the intermediate position between the opened position and the closed position. A clamp arm actuator connects to the clamp arm and moves from an opened configuration to a closed configuration to direct the clamp arm from the opened position toward the intermediate position and the closed position. A spacer connects with the clamp arm to inhibit movement of the clamp arm from the intermediate position toward the closed position for maintaining the predetermined gap between the clamp arm and the ultrasonic blade.

Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector

Various embodiments of surgical robot control systems are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the surgical robot control system comprises a housing. A controller is located within the housing and is coupled to a socket. The socket receives a handheld surgical user interface therein to control a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument is connected to the surgical robot and comprises an end effector and a mechanical interface to manipulate the end effector. The mechanical interface is coupled to the controller. At least one sensor is coupled to the controller and the socket to convert movement of the handheld surgical user interface into electrical signals corresponding to the movement of the surgical instrument. At least one feedback device is coupled to the controller to provide feedback to a user. The feedback is associated with a predetermined function of the surgical instrument.

Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot

Surgical instrument handle

Endoscope

A surgical control system is disclosed including a controller, a feedback device operably coupled to the controller, and a user interface operably coupled to the controller. The user interface is configured to provide an input to the controller. The controller is configured to provide a control signal to a robotic surgical system to control a function of the robotic surgical system, receive a feedback signal from the robotic surgical system, and provide the feedback signal to the feedback device. The feedback device is configured to provide feedback associated with the robotic surgical system to a user in response to the feedback signal.

Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical device

Handle for electrosurgical instrument

A control system for a surgical robot is disclosed. The control system includes a controller, a sensor, a feedback device, a first socket, and a stand-alone input device. The handheld user interface may control a function of a robotic surgical system and is coupled to the sensor and the controller. The sensor is coupled to the controller. The feedback device is coupled to the controller and is configured to provide feedback associated with the robotic surgical system to a user. The controller is communicatively coupleable to the robotic surgical system and is configured to send robot control signals to the robotic surgical system, to receive feedback signals from the robotic surgical system, and to send feedback control signals to the feedback device to control the feedback provided to the user. The controller is configured to couple to a stand-alone input device through the first socket.

Feedback devices for surgical control systems

Various embodiments described herein are directed to surgical instruments with visual feedback. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument with visual feedback comprises an end effector. The end effector has a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one sensor is coupled to the end effector. The at least one sensor is configured convert at least one state of the end effector to a feedback signal. The feedback signal is corresponding to the at least one state of the end effector. The feedback signal may be transmitted to a display to render a visual representation of the at least one state of the end effector. The surgical instrument may further comprise an instrument mounting portion to mount to a robotic surgical system. The instrument mounting portion comprises an interface to mechanically and electrically interface to the surgical instrument.

Surgeon feedback sensing and display methods

A suture needle driving instrument comprises a shaft and an end effector. The end effector is located at the distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of needle grasping arms. Each grasping arm extends along a respective arm axis. The grasping arms are operable to drive a suture needle along a rotational path about an axis, such as one of the arm axes, that is offset from the central longitudinal axis of the shaft. The rotational path may be perpendicular to the axis of the shaft. A needle driven by the end effector may have an arc radius that is greater than the radius of the shaft. At least one of the needle grasping arms may include a dogleg feature positioning a distal portion of the grasping arm outside the radius of the shaft. The instrument may be used through a trocar during minimally invasive surgery.

Laparoscopic suturing instrument with perpendicular eccentric needle motion

Surgical stapling instrument

A surgical robot control system including a controller, a coupling system, a sensor, and a feedback device is disclosed. The coupling system is configured to couple a handheld surgical user interface to the controller. The handheld user interface may control a function of a robotic surgical system. The sensor is coupled to the controller and the coupling system and is configured to detect actuation of the handheld user interface and to communicate detected actuations to the controller. The feedback device is coupled to the controller and is configured to provide feedback associated with the robotic surgical system to a user. The controller is communicatively coupleable to the robotic surgical system and is configured to send robot control signals to the robotic surgical system, to receive feedback signals from the robotic surgical system, and to send feedback control signals to the feedback device to control the feedback provided to the user.

Handpiece for surgical instrument

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Greendale, IN, United States of America

Shawn C Snyder