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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Amanda H. Lennartz, Erie, CO (US);
Daniel A. Joseph, Golden, CO (US);
Cornelia F. Twomey, Longmont, CO (US);
Erin E. Wehrly, Longmont, CO (US);
Pierre Gherardi, Longmont, CO (US);
Tracy J. Pheneger, Longmont, CO (US);
David M. Garrison, Longmont, CO (US);
Tyler J. Bagrosky, Arvada, CO (US);
Robert H. Wham, Boulder, CO (US);
Jing Zhao, Superior, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a surgical instrument configured to perform a laparoscopic surgical operation, a location sensor configured to identify a spatial relationship between an anatomical structure and the surgical instrument, and a processor configured to receive a graphical representation of a patient, determine proximity of the distal end portion of the surgical instrument with the anatomical structure of the patient based on the spatial relationship, and generate a warning based on the determination of proximity.