IP Library Granted Patent US 11,241,235
Granted Patent B2
US 11,241,235 · App. 16/458,107 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

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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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,241,235
App. No.
16/458,107
Filed
Jun 30, 2019
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3731
USPC
227/179.1
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 (42)

1. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:

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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modular component is an end effector.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a velocity threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a current threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a load threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a database to determine the operational parameter of the motor of the surgical assembly.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the database tethers the operational parameter of the motor to the first information and the second information.

8. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:

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,

wherein the first modular component is an end effector, and

wherein the second modular component is a shaft releasably couplable to the end effector.

9. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:

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,

wherein the first information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and wherein the second information is indicative of a shaft profile.

10. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:

receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of an anvil 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 staple cartridge of the surgical assembly; and

assessing compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge based on the first input and the second input.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising alerting a user of the surgical assembly regarding the compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising activating a lockout assembly of the surgical assembly if it is determined that the anvil is not compatible with the staple cartridge.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising accessing a database to assess compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the database tethers an operational parameter of a motor to the first information and the second information.

15. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:

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 third component of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input; and

adjusting a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component based on the operational parameter.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first modular component is an end effector.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second modular component is a shaft releasably couplable to the end effector.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and wherein the second information is indicative of a shaft profile.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operational parameter is a motor velocity threshold.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operational parameter is a motor current threshold.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 056983/0569 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2019
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; ADAMS, SHANE R.; FIEBIG, KEVIN M.
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 050280/0677 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62868457 · Jun 28, 2019
Related Publication 20200405311A1 · Dec 31, 2020
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