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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sol A. Posada, Lansdale, PA (US);
Joshua D. Young, Loveland, OH (US);
Mark A. Davison, Maineville, OH (US);
Christopher A. Denzinger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 34/77 (2016.02); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61B 2034/741 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2034/743 (2016.02); A61B 2034/744 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method includes advancing an end effector of a surgical tool to a surgical site, the surgical tool being pivotably mounted to a robotic arm at a tool driver, engaging tissue at the surgical site with the end effector, calculating a force vector assumed on the end effector by engaging the tissue, optimizing the force vector to obtain an optimized force vector, and actuating the end effector after applying the optimized force vector on the end effector.