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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Collins, Naugatuck, CT (US);
John Hryb, Southington, CT (US);
Anthony Calderoni, Bristol, CT (US);
John Pantazis, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/0028 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2019/464 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for applying fasteners includes a drive motor, a replaceable loading unit having an end-effector assembly, and an adapter configured to releasably couple a replaceable loading unit to the drive motor. The adapter includes a strain gauge having a drive circuit coupled thereto. The strain gauge and the drive circuit are configured to directly measure a driving force in the adapter.