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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicant:
James E. Dunning, Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventor:
James E. Dunning, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00178 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00988 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument and related method are provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing, a cable, and an identifying circuit. An end-effector is coupled to the housing for treating tissue. The cable extends from the housing and is configured to couple the surgical instrument to a generator. The identifying circuit includes a plurality of capacitive elements disposed on the surgical instrument. The plurality of capacitive elements is readable by the generator.