Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical stapler with tactile feedback system
- Patent Title (中): 手术吻合器与触觉反馈系统
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Application No.: US13493061Application Date: 2012-06-11
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Publication No.: US08544711B2Publication Date: 2013-10-01
- Inventor: Yong Ma , Russell S. Heinrich
- Applicant: Yong Ma , Russell S. Heinrich
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: B21J15/28
- IPC: B21J15/28 ; B27F7/17 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/10

Abstract:
A surgical instrument comprising a handle portion, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion, and a tool adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body portion and having at least one jaw movable to a clamping position to clamp tissue. A tactile feedback system includes an expandable member extending from the handle portion, the expandable member providing a tactile indicator of a tissue parameter of tissue clamped by the least one jaw.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120255985A1 SURGICAL STAPLER WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2012-10-11
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