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US 12,232,735 · App. 18/415,181 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Method of using multiple RFID chips with a surgical assembly

Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); Shane R. Adams (Lebanon, OH); Kevin M. Fiebig (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
A61B17/1155A61B17/072A61B17/07207A61B17/115A61B90/96A61B90/98G06K7/10366G06K19/07758A61B2017/00039A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00119A61B2017/00221A61B2017/00367A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00477A61B2017/00734A61B2017/07228A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07264A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07278A61B2017/07285
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Patent No.
US 12,232,735
App. No.
18/415,181
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating a surgical assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly, receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly, determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input, and causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component.

Claims (51)

1. A surgical system, comprising:

a surgical instrument;

a first component coupleable to the surgical instrument, wherein the first component comprises a first RFID tag storing first data;

a second component coupleable to the surgical instrument, wherein the second component comprises a second RFID tag storing second data; and

a control circuit, to:

receive the first data based on the first component being coupled to the surgical instrument;

receive the second data based on the second component being coupled to the surgical instrument; and

determine an operational setting of the surgical instrument based on the received first data and the received second data.

2. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further to determine a compatibility between the first component and the second component.

3. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the surgical instrument comprises an RFID scanner to:

interrogate the first RFID tag based on the first component being coupled to the surgical instrument to receive the first data;

interrogate the second RFID tag based on the second component being coupled to the surgical instrument to receive the second data; and

communicate the received first data and the received second data to the control circuit.

4. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the first component comprises a battery, and wherein the second component comprises a motor.

5. The surgical system of claim 4 , wherein the operational setting corresponds to an amount of power to apply to the motor from the battery.

6. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the first component comprises a motor, and wherein the second component comprises a staple cartridge.

7. The surgical system of claim 6 , wherein the operational setting corresponds to a force to apply to a knife by the motor.

8. A surgical system, comprising:

a surgical instrument, comprising:

a housing;

a first component operably coupleable to the housing, wherein the first component comprises a first storage medium storing first data;

a second component operably coupleable to the housing, wherein the second component comprises a second storage medium storing second data; and

a control circuit, to:

receive the first data based on the first component being operably coupled to the housing;

receive the second data based on the second component being operably coupled to the housing; and

set an operational parameter of the surgical instrument based on the received first data and the received second data.

9. The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is further to determine a compatibility between the first component and the second component.

10. The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the surgical instrument comprises a scanner to:

interrogate the first storage medium based on the first component being coupled to the housing to receive the first data;

interrogate the second storage medium based on the second component being coupled to the housing to receive the second data; and

communicate the received first data and the received second data to the control circuit.

11. The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the first component comprises a battery, and wherein the second component comprises a motor.

12. The surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the operational parameter corresponds to an amount of power to apply to the motor from the battery.

13. The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the first component comprises a motor, and wherein the second component comprises a staple cartridge.

14. The surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the operational parameter corresponds to a force to apply to a knife by the motor.

15. A surgical system, comprising:

a surgical instrument, comprising:

a first component comprising a first RFID tag storing first data; and

a second component operably coupleable to the first component, wherein the second component comprises a second RFID tag storing second data; and

a control circuit, to:

receive the first data;

receive the second data; and

determine an operational setting of the surgical instrument based on the received first data and the received second data.

16. The surgical system of claim 15 , further comprising an RFID scanner to:

interrogate the first RFID tag to receive the first data;

interrogate the second RFID tag to receive the second data; and

communicate the received first data and the received second data to the control circuit.

17. The surgical system of claim 15 , wherein the first component comprises a battery, and wherein the second component comprises a motor.

18. The surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the operational setting corresponds to an amount of power to apply to the motor from the battery.

19. The surgical system of claim 15 , wherein the first component comprises a motor, and wherein the second component comprises a staple cartridge.

20. The surgical system of claim 19 , wherein the operational setting corresponds to a force to apply to a knife by the motor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; ADAMS, SHANE R.; FIEBIG, KEVIN M.
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 067903/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 068106/0357 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18127164 · Mar 28, 2023
Continuation 17361574 · Jun 29, 2021
Continuation 16458107 · Jun 30, 2019
Provisional Application 62868457 · Jun 28, 2019
Related Publication 20240197325A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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