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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);
Mark A. Davison, Maineville, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a circuit configured to deliver RF energy to a cartridge disposed in an end effector configured to receive the cartridge, a closure mechanism configured to transition the end effector between an open position and a closed position, a display, and a control circuit operably coupled to the display. The control circuit configured to determine an amount of RF energy delivered to a tissue through the cartridge, display the amount of RF energy on the display, determine a position of the closure mechanism, and display the position of the closure mechanism on the display.