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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Gary S. Jaworek, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher J. Schall, Mason, OH (US);
Mark J. Bookbinder, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Bingshi Wang, Mason, OH (US);
Luling Wang, Mason, OH (US);
Laura S. Downing, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John P. May, Mason, OH (US);
Shannon L Jones, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas Fanelli, Morrow, OH (US);
Gregory G. Scott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley A. Arnold, Mason, OH (US);
Nicholas W. Seipelt, Milford, OH (US);
CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first and second elongate member that can releasably couple together to in order to cooperate to clamp and staple tissue, a latch member that can latch the first and second elongate member to clamp tissue, a firing assembly that can sever and staple clamped tissue, and a clamp force measuring assembly. The clamp force measuring assembly can measure a parameter associated with a clamping force imparted on the first and second stapling surfaces while clamping tissue, and process and communicate the measured parameter to be compared with a predetermined limit associated with successful staple formation.