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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Tamara Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);
Chad E. Eckert, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument includes an end effector that has a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge with staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil. The surgical stapling instrument further includes a control circuit configured to: determine tissue impedances at predetermined zones; detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the tissue impedances; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity.