Granted Patent
B2
US 12,303,126 · App. 17/740,681 · Granted May 20, 2025
Powered surgical instrument
Assignee:
Covidien LP
A61B17/068A61B17/072A61B17/07207A61B17/1114A61B17/115A61B17/1155A61B2017/00017A61B2017/00199A61B17/00234A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00464A61B2017/00473A61B2017/00477A61B2017/00482A61B2017/00734A61B2017/07214A61B2017/07278A61B2017/2905A61B2017/2927A61B2017/2943A61B34/74
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Abstract
A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion.
Claims (27)
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
an endoscopic portion including a first sensor;
a shaft portion selectively securable to the endoscopic portion, the shaft portion including a second sensor; and
an end effector selectively securable to the shaft portion, the end effector including a third sensor, wherein the first, second, and third sensors are configured to cooperate with each other.
2. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is configured to detect a type of the shaft portion.
3. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor communicates with the second sensor to detect a type of the shaft portion.
4. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor is configured to detect a type of the end effector.
5. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor communicates with third sensor to detect a type of the end effector.
6. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , further including a housing and a user interface on the housing, wherein the endoscopic portion extends from the housing.
7. The surgical instrument of claim 6 , wherein the user interface includes a screen that displays information detected by at least one of the first, second, or third sensor.
8. The surgical instrument of claim 6 , wherein the user interface displays a condition of the end effector.
9. The surgical instrument of claim 8 , wherein the condition of the end effector includes an angle of articulation or rotation, whether staples have been fired from the end effector, or if tissue is between jaw members of the end effector.
10. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor communicate wirelessly with each other.
11. The surgical instrument of claim 10 , wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are configured to communicate with an external monitoring system.
12. A surgical instrument comprising:
a housing;
an endoscopic portion extending from the housing, the endoscopic portion including a first sensor;
a shaft portion selectively securable to the endoscopic portion, the shaft portion including a second sensor; and
an end effector selectively securable to the shaft portion, the end effector including a third sensor, wherein the first, second, and third sensors are configured to cooperate with each other.
13. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein the first sensor is configured to detect a type of the shaft portion.
14. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein the first sensor communicates with the second sensor to detect a type of the shaft portion.
15. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein the second sensor is configured to detect a type of the end effector.
16. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein the second sensor communicates with third sensor to detect a type of the end effector.
17. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , further including a user interface on the housing, wherein the endoscopic portion extends from the housing.
18. The surgical instrument of claim 17 , wherein the user interface includes a screen that displays information detected by at least one of the first, second, or third sensor.
19. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor communicate wirelessly with each other.
20. The surgical instrument of claim 19 , wherein the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are configured to communicate with an external monitoring system.
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 10, 2022
From: ZEMLOK, MICHAEL; RACENET, DAVID C.
To: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
Reel/Frame 059880/0916 →
CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded May 10, 2022
From: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 059926/0787 →
Continuity (8)
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