Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End effector force measurement with digital drive circuit
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Application No.: US16739336Application Date: 2020-01-10
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Publication No.: US11376006B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Anthony Sgroi, Jr. , David Valentine, Jr. , Ramiro Cabrera , Ethan Collins , Scott Firth , Joseph Eisinger , John J. Hryb, IV , Patrick Mozdzierz
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/115
- IPC: A61B17/115 ; H05K1/02 ; H05K7/14 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/072

Abstract:
A surgical device includes a handle assembly having a controller and an adapter assembly including a tubular housing having a proximal end portion configured to couple to the handle assembly and a distal end portion. The adapter assembly also includes a load sensing assembly disposed with the tubular housing. The load sensing assembly is configured to measure a load exerted on the tubular housing and includes: a sensor body having a pocket defined therein; a load sensor circuit disposed within the pocket and coupled to the sensor body; and a signal processing circuit disposed within the pocket and electrically coupled to the load sensor circuit. The load sensing assembly further includes a cover disposed over the pocket and enclosing the load sensor circuit and the signal processing circuit therein, the cover being coupled to the sensor body thereby forming a first hermetic seal therebetween. The surgical device further includes a surgical end effector configured to couple to the distal end portion of the adapter assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200246011A1 END EFFECTOR FORCE MEASUREMENT WITH DIGITAL DRIVE CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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