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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Brian Loreth, Braintree, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include drive units and other effective types of movement inducing devices that include load sensing mechanisms capable of giving feedback to a user when a force is being applied to the devices during use. The applied force for which monitoring is provided may be one or more of a lateral force transverse to a longitudinal rotating axis of a surgical blade, burr, or other mechanism, a force applied along the longitudinal rotating axis, and other forces.