Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with a sensing array
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Application No.: US16220273Application Date: 2018-12-14
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Publication No.: US11324557B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Michael J. Vendely , Jason L. Harris , Gregory J. Bakos
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B18/12
- IPC: A61B18/12 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B90/00 ; G16H30/20 ; G16H30/40 ; A61B34/37 ; G16H20/40 ; A61B34/35 ; A61B17/02 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/115 ; G16H40/63 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B34/00 ; G01S17/04 ; A61B5/06 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B18/14 ; H03K17/945 ; H03K17/96 ; G06F3/0484 ; G06F3/04886 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/068 ; H01R13/453 ; H01R13/52 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B90/50 ; A61B90/98 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/3205 ; H03K17/97 ; H03K3/033 ; H01H9/02
Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a shaft, a sensing array and a fluid detection circuit. The sensing array is positioned within the shaft. The fluid detection circuit is electrically coupled to the sensing array, and is configured to determine when a fluid originating from an environment external to the shaft is present within the shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190201023A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A SENSING ARRAY Public/Granted day:2019-07-04
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