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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Robert S. Moir, Cambridge, GB;
Sofia Maria Consonni, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Sams, Hertfordshire, GB;
Ismail Akram, Cambridge, GB;
Howell T. Goldrein, Cambridge, GB;
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument comprising an end effector, an RFID tag, and a control circuit is disclosed. The end effector comprises an anvil, a staple cartridge, and a contact assembly configured to contact tissue. The staple cartridge comprises staples removably stored therein. The anvil and the staple cartridge are configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The RFID tag is configured to store information about the staple cartridge. The control circuit is operably coupled to the contact assembly. The control circuit is configured to interrogate the RFID tag to determine the information about the staple cartridge, transmit an electrical signal to tissue contacting the contact assembly, determine a characteristic of the tissue contacting the contact assembly based on the electrical signal, and change an operational parameter of the surgical stapling instrument based on the characteristic of the tissue.