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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel L. Baber, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Andrew T. Beckman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher C. Miller, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An end effector is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw member defining an anvil; a second jaw member configured to receive a cartridge therein, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member; a first sensor coupled to the anvil; and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter. The first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter. The first parameter and the second parameter are related. The first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with a processor.