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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Calderoni, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2090/038 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02); H01R 12/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle having a handle frame, a microcontroller having at least one program and memory, and a handle interface supported by the handle frame and in electrical communication with the microcontroller. The instrument further includes a loading unit having a body configured for operative coupling to the handle frame of the handle, and an end effector coupled to a distal end of the body and configured to perform a surgical task. A bracket is mounted to the loading unit and includes a microchip having at least one of authentication data and identification data relating to the loading unit.