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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Benjamin D. Dickerson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A robotic surgical system, including: a robotic arm including a distal end; a tool driver operatively coupled with the distal end of the robotic arm; a control unit; a surgical instrument including: an end effector configured to transmit therapeutic energy to tissue via a therapeutic energy cycle based on instructions from the control unit; and an tissue sensor configured to determine at least one tissue characteristic and transmit the at least one tissue characteristic to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to modify the therapeutic energy cycle based on the at least one tissue characteristic; and a control console including: an activation switch configured to activate the therapeutic energy cycle, and a hover sensor configured to sense an object within a hover zone, wherein the hover sensor is configured to activate the tissue sensor to determine the at least one tissue characteristic.