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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Russell Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Douglas J. Cuny, Bethel, CT (US);
Inventors:
Russell Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Douglas J. Cuny, Bethel, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Surgical instruments are disclosed that are couplable to or have an end effector or a disposable loading unit with an end effector, and at least one micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device operatively connected to the surgical instrument for at least one of sensing a condition, measuring a parameter and controlling the condition and/or parameter.
Published as:
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