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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jaimeen Kapadia, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brian Rockrohr, Guilford, CT (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A robotic surgical system includes a controller, a surgical instrument supporting an end effector, and one or more connector members coupled to the end effector and movable to operate the end effector. Memory is operably coupled to the controller and is configured to maintain reference data of the one or more connector members. A sensor is secured to the one or more connector members and is disposed in electrical communication with the controller. The sensor is configured to register real-time data of the one or more connector members and communicate the real-time data to the controller. The controller is configured to compare the real-time data to the reference data and provide an output signal in response to a comparison of the real-time data to the reference data. A pair of connector members may be coupled to the end effector to impart three outputs.