Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments including MEMS devices
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Application No.: US15156417Application Date: 2016-05-17
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Publication No.: US09962159B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Russell Heinrich , Douglas Cuny
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/068
- IPC: A61B17/068 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B18/00
Abstract:
Surgical instruments are disclosed that are couplable to or have an end effector or a disposable loading unit with an end effector, and at least one micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device operatively connected to the surgical instrument for at least one of sensing a condition, measuring a parameter and controlling the condition and/or parameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160256164A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING MEMS DEVICES Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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