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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory A. Trees, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Davison, Mason, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Jill A. Inkrott-Smith, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices are provided. In general, the methods and devices can allow a surgical device to grasp and cut tissue. In some embodiments, the device can include at least one sensor and a motor, and an output of the motor can be configured to be adjusted based at least in part on an output from the at least one sensor. The output of the motor can be configured to provide power for translation of a cutting element along an end effector of the device. Adjusting the motor's output can cause the cutting element to translate through the end effector at different speeds, thereby allowing the cutting element to cut through tissue being grasped by the end effector at different speeds.