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Patent No.:

US 11141231 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2018

Surgical tool performance via measurement and display of tissue tension

Applicant:

Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);

Inventors:

Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Sol A. Posada, Lansdale, PA (US);

Joshua D. Young, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Mark A. Davison, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Christopher A. Denzinger, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;

Attorney:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Primary Examiner:

Julian W Woo

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, setting a desired force vector to be assumed on the end effector during actuation of the end effector, engaging tissue at the surgical site with the end effector and calculating a force vector assumed on the end effector, and maneuvering the end effector to obtain the desired force vector.

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Overmyer, Mark. (2021). Surgical tool performance via measurement and display of tissue tension (U.S. Patent No. 11141231). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11141231

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