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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Okoniewski, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4857 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, and a tool assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft. The tool assembly includes a cartridge assembly including a plurality of surgical staples each including a code embedded portion and a first sensor for detecting the position of the surgical staples prior to and during a formation of the staples. The tool assembly further includes an anvil assembly including a second sensor that detects the position of the surgical staples after the formation of the surgical staples.