Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical stapling instrument system
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Application No.: US14226111Application Date: 2014-03-26
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Publication No.: US09750499B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Richard L. Leimbach , Shane R. Adams , Mark D. Overmyer , Brett E. Swensgard , Thomas W. Lytle, IV , Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Kevin L. Houser
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/10
- IPC: A61B17/10 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/29
Abstract:
A surgical system can include an electric motor, a sensor and a microcontroller in signal communication with the electric motor and the sensor. In various instances, the microcontroller can adjust the velocity of a firing element when the sensor detects a change in current drawn by the electric motor that exceeds a threshold amount.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150272583A1 SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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