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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick D. Mozdzierz, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Alexander J. Hart, Tolland, CT (US);
Michael S. Gallie, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical device includes a motor and a reload having a plurality of staples. The surgical device also includes an anvil assembly movable relative to the reload by the motor to clamp tissue therebetween. The device further includes a force sensor configured to measure force imparted on the anvil assembly. The device additionally includes a controller configured to compare the measured force to a target force, determine a distance at which the measured force matches the target force, and output the distance and the target force.