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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Suresh Kumar Prema Mohanasundaram, Chennai, IN;
Brian J. Creston, Madison, CT (US);
David M. Chowaniec, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Roanit A. Fernandes, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Hari Naga Mahesh Kalepu, Hyderabad, IN;
Raja Kamaraj, Hyderabad, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a motor-driven drive shaft, a distal firing rod coupled to a driven element of a surgical end effector, and a clutch mechanism coupled between the drive shaft and the distal firing rod. The clutch mechanism is configured to electrically connect the drive shaft and the distal firing rod upon the distal firing rod experiencing a threshold force. The electrical connection signals a processor that the threshold force has been exceeded.