Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical force sensor for robotic surgical system
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Application No.: US15768342Application Date: 2016-11-16
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Publication No.: US10660714B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Dwight Meglan
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- International Application: PCT/US2016/062138 WO 20161116
- International Announcement: WO2017/087439 WO 20170526
- Main IPC: A61B34/30
- IPC: A61B34/30 ; A61B1/00 ; G01L1/25 ; A61B34/37 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical instrument is provided and includes a housing; an elongate shaft extending from the housing; and a tool assembly supported by a distal portion of the elongate shaft, the tool assembly including first and second jaw member. The at least one of the first and second jaw members is moveable relative to the other jaw member between a neutral configuration in which the first and second jaw members are spaced apart relative to one another; and a clamping configuration in which the first and second jaw members are approximated relative to one another with tissue grasped therebetween, the first jaw member defining a cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180338803A1 OPTICAL FORCE SENSOR FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-11-29
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