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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cory G. Kimball, Hamilton, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
William E. Clem, Bozeman, MT (US);
Amy L. Marcotte, Mason, OH (US);
Danius P. Silkaitis, Seattle, WA (US);
John B. Schulte, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael R. Lamping, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen L. Balek, Springboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument operable to sever tissue includes a body assembly and a selectively coupleable end effector assembly. The end effector assembly may include a transmission assembly and an end effector. The body assembly includes a trigger and a casing configured to couple with the transmission assembly. An information transmission system transmits instrument information received from a sensor, for example, to a secure server via a secure gateway connected to the instrument. The instrument may be previously tested on a calibration kit to pre-determine and load surgeon-specific settings onto the instrument prior to use.