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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Briteseed Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Jonathan Gunn, Chicago, IL (US);
Steve McPhilliamy, Chicago, IL (US);
Hariharan Subramanian, Mundelein, IL (US);
Paul Le Rolland, Chicago, IL (US);
Amal Chaturvedi, Chicago, IL (US);
Keith A. Grider, Chicago, IL (US);
Daniel J. Greene, Chicago, IL (US);
Sean Corrigan, Chicago, IL (US);
Tomas Matusaitis, Chicago, IL (US);
Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Briteseed, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes a tubular shaft having a wall defining an outer surface and an inner surface disposed about an inner space, the tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical system also includes at least one light emitter and at least one light sensor disposed at the distal end of the tubular shaft, and one or more leads or conductors electrically coupled to the at least one light emitter or the at least one light sensor. The one or more leads may be disposed in clearances defined by first and second jaws. Alternatively or in addition, the one or more conductors may be formed on a flexible substrate, and the flexible substrate may have a deformed state in which the substrate is disposed in the inner space.