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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Narendran Narasimhan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas J. Watson, Over, GB;
CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly having a distal end and an end effector at the distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw movably coupled relative to the first jaw for clamping tissue therebetween. The end effector also includes at least one lightbox for detecting the tissue. The at least one lightbox includes a housing having at least one optically transmissive surface configured to face the tissue. The at least one lightbox also includes at least one of an illuminating element or a light receiving element. The at least one of an illuminating element or a light receiving element is secured to the housing.