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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Michael A. Soltz, North Haven, CT (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Soltz, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element has the steps of applying a load to the tissue. The method has the step of determining a reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load. The method also has the step of determining the reactive load per unit time for a predetermined time period and determining a slope of the reactive load per unit time. The method further has the steps of evaluating the slope relative to a predetermined threshold, and signaling when the slope exceeds the predetermined threshold.
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