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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
David C. Yates, Morrow, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Sarah A. Worthington, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, Iii, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical system comprising an end effector, a closure driver, a force sensor, and a control circuit is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw rotatable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position. The closure driver is configured to apply a closure force to the second jaw to rotate the second jaw toward the closed position. The force sensor is to measure a parameter indicative of the closure force. The control circuit is to receive an output of the force sensor indicative of the parameter and set a velocity of the closure driver based on the received output and a force threshold.