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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Eschbach, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical end effector includes an anvil assembly; a cartridge assembly including a plurality of fasteners; a drive assembly movable longitudinally to approximate the anvil assembly relative to the cartridge assembly; and a strain gauge circuit disposed within the cartridge assembly, the strain gauge circuit configured to measure a strain imparted on the cartridge assembly by the drive assembly.