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- Patent Title: First and second communication protocol arrangement for driving primary and secondary devices through a single port
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Application No.: US16562143Application Date: 2019-09-05
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Publication No.: US11923084B2Publication Date: 2024-03-05
- Inventor: Andrew W. Carroll , Jeffrey L Aldridge , Daniel E. Brueske , Kurt Radcliffe
- Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Main IPC: G06F13/42
- IPC: G06F13/42 ; A61B17/00 ; G16H40/40 ; G16H40/67

Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a first control circuit configured to communicate with an energy module using at least a first protocol over a first communication line and a second control circuit configured to communicate with another surgical instrument coupled to the surgical instrument using at least a second protocol over a second communication line.
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