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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David W. Weir, San Carlos, CA (US);
Grant Duque, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin Durant, Alameda, CA (US);
Patrick Flanagan, San Diego, CA (US);
Margaret M. Nixon, San Jose, CA (US);
David W. Robinson, Los Altos, CA (US);
John W. Zabinski, Fremont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an end effector include an end effector for grasping a material, a drive system coupled to the end effector, a user interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to actuate the drive system to clamp the material using the end effector and in response to detecting successful clamping of the material, display a timer on the user interface. The timer provides an indication of when conditions will be safe to proceed with stapling of the material clamped by the end effector.