Granted Patent B2

US 12,708,361 · App. 18/658,550 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Inventors: Christopher Kelly Evans (Southington, CT); Thomas Wingardner (North Haven, CT)

Assignee: Covidien LP

A61B17/068A61B17/115A61B17/282A61B2017/00221A61B2017/00393A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00464A61B2017/00473A61B2017/00486A61B2017/00734A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07271

Abstract

Claims (55)

1 . A powered electromechanical surgical device, comprising:

a motor configured to drive extension and retraction of a drive component;

a sensor configured to sense force exerted on the drive component during extension of the drive component; and

a controller including a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive the sensed force from the sensor;

control a speed of the motor during extension of the drive component in accordance with the sensed force;

generate a speed profile based on the speed of the motor controlled during extension of the drive component from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the speed profile includes at least one portion corresponding to decelerations in motor speed; and

control a speed of the motor during retraction of the drive component from the extended position to the retracted position to replicate the same generated speed profile, which includes the at least one portion corresponding to decelerations in motor speed, in reverse.

2 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensed force is an initial sensed force, and wherein the controller further causes the process to:

during extension of the drive component, upon receiving a second sensed force from the sensor that is higher than the initial sensed, control the speed of the motor by slowing the speed of the motor from an initial speed of the motor to a second speed of the motor; and

generate the speed profile to include the initial speed of the motor and the second speed of the motor.

3 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller further causes the process to:

during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, control the speed of the motor to replicate the generated speed profile in reverse, such that the motor operates in reverse, first at the second speed of the motor followed by the initial speed of the motor.

4 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 1 , wherein the speed profile includes a plurality of portions corresponding to decelerations in motor speed and at least one portion corresponding to an acceleration in motor speed.

5 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a handle assembly including the motor and controller disposed therein; and

an adapter assembly releasably engaged with the handle assembly and including the drive component and sensor disposed therein.

6 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 5 , further comprising an end effector releasably engaged with the adapter assembly, wherein extension of the drive component at least one of closes or fires the end effector, and wherein retraction of the drive component opens the end effector.

7 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a strain gauge.

8 . The powered electromechanical surgical device according to claim 1 , wherein the motor provides a rotational output, and wherein the rotational output is converted into translation of the drive component to extend and retract the drive component.

9 . A method of controlling a powered electromechanical surgical device, comprising:

activating a motor to drive extension of a drive component;

sensing force exerted on the drive component during extension of the drive component;

controlling a speed of the motor during extension of the drive component in accordance with the sensed force;

generating a speed profile during extension of the drive component from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the speed profile includes an initial motor speed and at least one portion corresponding to a second motor speed which is different than the initial motor speed; and

controlling a speed of the motor during retraction of the drive component from the extended position to the retracted position to replicate the same generated speed profile, which includes the at least one portion corresponding to decelerations in motor speed, in reverse.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the sensed force is an initial sensed force, and wherein:

during extension of the drive component, upon receiving a second sensed force that is higher than the initial sensed force, controlling the speed of the motor by slowing the speed of the motor from the initial motor speed to the second motor speed; and

generating the speed profile to include the initial motor speed and the second motor speed.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, controlling the speed of the motor to replicate the generated speed profile in reverse, such that the motor operates in reverse, first at the second motor speed followed by the initial motor speed.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the speed profile includes a plurality of portions corresponding to decelerations in motor speed and at least one portion corresponding to an acceleration in motor speed.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the speed profile includes a plurality of portions corresponding to progressively stepped decreases in motor speed followed by at least one portion corresponding to a stepped increase in motor speed.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, controlling the speed of the motor to replicate the generated speed profile in reverse.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein:

during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, controlling the speed of the motor to include a plurality of portions of progressively stepped increases in motor speed which correspond to the plurality of portions of progressively stepped decreases in motor speed during extension of the drive component.

16 . A method of controlling a powered electromechanical surgical device, comprising:

activating a motor to drive extension of a drive component between a retracted position and an extended position;

during extension of the drive component from the retracted position to the extended position:

sensing a force exerted on the drive component;

controlling a speed of the motor as a function of the sensed force; and

generating a speed profile for the motor, wherein the speed profile includes:

an initial motor speed as a function of an initial sensed force; and

at least one decelerated motor speed as a function of a corresponding at least one increase in sensed force; and

during retraction of the drive component from the extended position to the retracted position:

controlling a retraction speed of the motor, to replicate the same generated speed profile, which includes the at least one portion corresponding to decelerations in motor speed, in reverse.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein, during extension of the drive component, upon receiving a second sensed force that is higher than the initial sensed force, the method further comprising:

controlling the speed of the motor by slowing the speed of the motor from the initial speed of the motor to a second speed of the motor; and

generating the speed profile to include the initial speed of the motor and the second speed of the motor.

18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein, during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, the method further comprising:

controlling the speed of the motor to replicate the generated speed profile in reverse, such that the motor operates in reverse, first at the second speed of the motor followed by the initial speed of the motor.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the speed profile includes a plurality of portions corresponding to progressively stepped decreases in motor speed followed by at least one portion corresponding to a stepped increase in motor speed.

20 . The method according to claim 19 , wherein, during retraction of the drive component, following extension of the drive component, the method further comprising:

controlling the speed of the motor to include a plurality of portions of progressively stepped increases in motor speed which correspond to the plurality of portions of progressively stepped decreases in motor speed during extension of the drive component.

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