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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Robert S. Moir, Cambridge, GB;
Sofia Maria Consonni, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Sams, Hertfordshire, GB;
Ismail Akram, Cambridge, GB;
Howell T. Goldrein, Cambridge, GB;
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument has an elongated channel configured to support a staple cartridge, the staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staples. The medical instrument also has an anvil mechanically coupled to the elongated channel, wherein the anvil comprises an exterior surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end. In addition, the medical instrument has at least one electrical circuit at least partially positioned on the exterior surface of the anvil, an indicator system comprising at least one indicator, and a logic circuit electrically in electrical communication with the at least one electrical circuit and the indicator system, wherein the logic circuit is configured to activate the at least one indicator when an electrical continuity of the at least one electrical circuit is interrupted.