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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Kelly Evans, Southington, CT (US);
Anthony Calderoni, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3476 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00123 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes: an end effector; a power source; a motor coupled to the power source, the motor configured to actuate the end effector; and a controller operatively coupled to the motor and configured to control the motor based on a current draw of the motor and an angular velocity of the motor.