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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Seth D. Holdmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Mark S. Zeiner, Mason, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
Methods for operating a surgical instrument are disclosed. In various instances, the methods include preventing the operation of the surgical instrument in some capacity if an unspent staple cartridge is not seated in the surgical instrument. Moreover, in various instances, the methods include preventing the operation of the surgical instrument in some capacity if the surgical instrument cannot identify and/or authenticate the staple cartridge seated in the surgical instrument.