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Patent No.:

US 11376006 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2020

End effector force measurement with digital drive circuit

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Anthony Sgroi, Jr., Wallingford, CT (US);

David Valentine, Jr., Hamden, CT (US);

Ramiro Cabrera, Cheshire, CT (US);

Ethan Collins, Naugatuck, CT (US);

Scott Firth, Guilford, CT (US);

Joseph Eisinger, Northford, CT (US);

John J. Hryb, IV, Southington, CT (US);

Patrick Mozdzierz, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nathaniel C Chukwurah

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); H05K 1/0277 (2013.01); H05K 7/1427 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00486 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0252 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01);
Abstract

A surgical device includes a handle assembly having a controller and an adapter assembly including a tubular housing having a proximal end portion configured to couple to the handle assembly and a distal end portion. The adapter assembly also includes a load sensing assembly disposed with the tubular housing. The load sensing assembly is configured to measure a load exerted on the tubular housing and includes: a sensor body having a pocket defined therein; a load sensor circuit disposed within the pocket and coupled to the sensor body; and a signal processing circuit disposed within the pocket and electrically coupled to the load sensor circuit. The load sensing assembly further includes a cover disposed over the pocket and enclosing the load sensor circuit and the signal processing circuit therein, the cover being coupled to the sensor body thereby forming a first hermetic seal therebetween. The surgical device further includes a surgical end effector configured to couple to the distal end portion of the adapter assembly.

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