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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Eschbach, Cheshire, CT (US);
Robert H. Knapp, Middlebury, CT (US);
Alexander W. Caulk, Trumbull, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2005.12); A61B 17/29 (2005.12); A61B 90/00 (2015.12); G16H 20/40 (2017.12); G16H 40/63 (2017.12); A61B 17/00 (2005.12); A61B 17/068 (2005.12); A61B 34/30 (2015.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/06 (2016.01); A61B 17/07207 (2012.12); A61B 17/07292 (2012.12); A61B 17/29 (2012.12); G16H 20/40 (2017.12); G16H 40/63 (2017.12); A61B 2017/00022 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00398 (2012.12); A61B 17/068 (2012.12); A61B 17/072 (2012.12); A61B 2017/07214 (2012.12); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 2090/065 (2016.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an end effector configured to clamp tissue, a motor configured to actuate the end effector, and a controller in communication with the motor and configured to determine a stress and strain of the tissue, identify a tissue type of the tissue based on the determined stress and strain of the tissue, and set an operational parameter of the surgical instrument based on the identified tissue type of the tissue.