IP Library Granted Patent US 10,779,820
Granted Patent B2
US 10,779,820 · App. 15/628,077 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Systems and methods for controlling motor speed according to user input for a surgical instrument

Inventors: Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, OH); Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); David C. Yates (West Chester, OH); Douglas E. Withers (Cincinatti, OH); Shane R. Adams (Lebanon, OH)
Assignee: Ethicon LLC
A61B17/0686A61B17/068A61B17/07207A61B17/1114A61B17/1626A61B34/25A61B90/03A61B2017/00017A61B2017/0046A61B2017/00075A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00119A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00734A61B2017/07285A61B2017/2927A61B2034/2048A61B2034/2059A61B2090/064
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Patent No.
US 10,779,820
App. No.
15/628,077
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a displacement member, a motor coupled to the displacement member, a display, and a control circuit coupled to the motor and the display. The control circuit is configured to measure distance traveled by the displacement member over a predetermined period of time, cause the display to present a selection menu indicia that is indicative of a velocity mode, receive a user input corresponding to the velocity mode, and set the motor velocity of the displacement member based on the measured distance traveled by the displacement member over the predetermined period of time and the user input.

Claims (17)

1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument;

a motor coupled to the displacement member, wherein the motor is configured to translate the displacement member at a velocity, wherein the velocity is defined by a velocity mode;

a display; and

a control circuit coupled to the motor and the display, wherein the control circuit is configured to:

cause the displacement member to translate a first distance;

determine a first time period required for the displacement member to translate the first distance;

receive a first user input;

cause the display to present a selection menu indicia that is indicative of a plurality of velocity modes, wherein the selection menu indicia displayed is limited by the first distance and the first time period;

receive a second user input corresponding to a selected velocity mode from the plurality of velocity modes; and

set the motor velocity based on the second user input.

2. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to cause the display to present a velocity indicia that is indicative of the velocity of the displacement member.

3. The surgical instrument of claim 2 , wherein the display presents the selection menu indicia during a first duration of time and the velocity indicia during a second duration of time.

4. The surgical instrument of claim 3 , wherein the first duration of time is different than the second duration of time.

5. The surgical instrument of claim 3 , wherein the first duration of time is the same as the second duration of time.

6. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the velocity mode comprises an automatic mode, a slow mode, a medium mode, and a fast mode.

7. The surgical instrument of claim 6 , wherein the velocity mode is set to the automatic mode by default.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 056601/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2017
From: HARRIS, JASON L.; SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; YATES, DAVID C.; WITHERS, DOUGLAS E.; ADAMS, SHANE R.
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 044018/0298 →
Continuity (1)
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