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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
CILAG GmbH International, Schaffhouse, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); H04L 9/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); H04L 9/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument that comprises a surgical end effector, a handle that is connected to the surgical end effector and has a controller, and an interchangeable part removably connected to the surgical end effector and having an encryption device in electrical communication with the controller. The encryption device is programmed to authenticate the interchangeable part when the interchangeable part is at the surgical end effector.