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Patent No.:

US 10687811 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2017

Surgical instruments including sensors

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher K. Evans, Southington, CT (US);

Matthew Eschbach, Cheshire, CT (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Hemant Desai

Assistant Examiner:

Tanzim Imam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 5/0261 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01);
Abstract

A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion, a pair of jaw members operably coupled to the shaft, an inflatable member, and a sensor. The inflatable member is associated with one of the jaw members and is configured to apply pressure to tissue disposed between the pair of jaw members. The sensor is associated with one of the jaw members and is configured to measure local perfusion pressure in the tissue disposed between the pair of jaw members.

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Evans, Christopher. (2020). Surgical instruments including sensors (U.S. Patent No. 10687811). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10687811

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