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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, CT (US);
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newtown, CT (US);
Philip Irka, Madison, CT (US);
David Racenet, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes a handle having a controller and a motor, an adapter releasably coupled to the handle, and a loading unit releasably coupled to the adapter. The motor is coupled to a drive shaft of the handle. The adapter including an adapter identification device in communication with the controller, configured to store adapter data, and to communicate the adapter data to the controller. The loading unit configured to affect tissue in response to a force transmitted by the adapter from the drive shaft. The loading unit including a loading unit identification device in communication with the controller, configured to store loading unit data, and to communicate the loading unit data to the controller. The controller is configured to adjust output of a motor based on at least one of the adapter data or the loading unit data.