A SURGICAL METHOD USING FEEDBACK CAPABILITIES.
The surgical method using force delivery and communicating a vibratory force to a user of the surgical instrument when a limit of a surgical function is reached.
1 . A method for delivering a surgical function, said method comprising the steps of:
holding a device comprising a handle having a tactile feedback generator, wherein the tactile feedback generator is configured to deliver tactile feedback to a user, an end effector operably linked to the handle, an actuation element configured to move between a plurality of positions within the end effector, wherein the plurality of positions comprises a position indicative of an articulation limit of the end effector;
inserting said end effector into a patient and actuating said actuation element; and
sensing a position of the actuation element and delivering tactile feedback to a user when the actuation element reaches the position indicative of a limit of the end effector.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein said step of sensing a position of the actuation element comprises sensing articulation.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein said step delivering tactile feedback to a user comprises delivering vibratory feedback to a user.