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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gregory Scott, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Bradley A. Arnold, Mason, OH (US);
Mallory Schroeder, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Reese, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shane Adams, Lebanon, OH (US);
Marissa Talia Kamenir, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carolyn Williams, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Patrick M Schleitweiler, West Chester, OH (US);
Dhruv Patel, Hudson, OH (US);
Nicholas William Seipelt, Milford, OH (US);
Karen Averbeck, Dayton, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An end effector of a surgical instrument may be equipped with a staple cartridge selection system, including a load sensing cartridge insertable into a channel of a cartridge jaw of an end effector for assembly therewith, the load sensing cartridge including: a body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an elongated channel within the body between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion; a load sensor disposed within the elongated channel of the load sensing cartridge, the load sensor configured to sense a parameter indicative of a tissue thickness when tissue is clamped between an anvil jaw and the cartridge jaw in the clamped configuration; and a visual indicator configured to display a visual indication based on the parameter sensed by the load sensor.