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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical stapling assembly is disclosed comprising a shaft, an end effector attached to the shaft, an electric motor, a plurality of sensors positioned within the end effector to measure an electrical parameter, and a control circuit. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw, and a firing driver to deploy staples and cut tissue. The electric motor is to actuate the firing driver. The control circuit is to actuate the electric motor to deploy staples from a staple cartridge during a firing stroke, monitor the electrical parameter at a first location of the firing stroke, and monitor the electrical parameter at a second location of the firing stroke, wherein the first location and the second location are different.