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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2021
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher T. Tschudy, Arvada, CO (US);
Graham J. Barrett, Denver, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
Kristen P. Bradley, Westminster, CO (US);
Keith W. Malang, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a surgical device, includes: determining whether a switch has transitioned from a first condition, corresponding to a first operating mode, to a second condition, corresponding to a second operating mode; when it is determined that the switch has transitioned from the first condition to the second condition: maintaining the first operating mode for a pre-determined time; in a case where the switch remains in the second condition throughout the pre-determined time, switching to the second operating mode after expiration of the pre-determined time; and when the switch returns to the first condition during the pre-determined time, maintaining the first operating mode after expiration of the pre-determined time.
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