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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2021
Applicant:

Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);

Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);

Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/000095 (2022.02); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/044 (2022.02); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/6835 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02);
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing a common body cavity of a patient from different approaches to achieve a common surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of surgical tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and operate in concert with one another to effect a desired surgical treatment.


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