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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Christopher Denzinger, Loveland, OH (US);
Mark Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Heather Dickson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Craig Smith, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan Von Stein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A tissue sensor is used with a surgical stapling instrument to sense tissue characteristics and to provide accurate tissue measurements. The tissue sensor includes a flexible substrate, a sensor array, and a controller. The flexible substrate is disposed between the tissue and the surgical stapler. The sensor array comprises sensors disposed on the flexible substrate, senses a parameter, and generates a signal indicative thereof in response to a clamping force that is applied by the surgical stapler to clamp the tissue and the tissue sensor together. The controller is disposed in or on the flexible substrate and is configured to receive the signal from the sensor array, process the signal to determine a measurement of the parameter based on the processed signal, and provide an indication of the measurement of the parameter to a user of the surgical stapler.