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公开(公告)号:US20220079580A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-17
申请号:US17022209
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Michael J. Vendely , Mark S. Zeiner , Heather Strang , Pamela M. Ridgley , Christopher A. Denzinger , Christopher Q. Seow
IPC: A61B17/068 , A61B17/072
Abstract: An apparatus is configured to apply an adjunct material to at least one of a first stapling surface or a second stapling surface of a surgical stapler. The apparatus includes a contact structure defining a longitudinal axis and an expansion mechanism. The contact structure includes a first contact member configured to support a first portion of the adjunct material and a second contact member movably coupled with the first contact member that is configured to support a second portion of the adjunct material. The first and second contact members are configured to move away from one another in opposing directions to apply the first portion of the adjunct material to the first stapling surface and the second portion of the adjunct material to the second stapling surface. The expansion mechanism is selectively operable to transition the contact structure from a non-expanded state toward the expanded state.
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公开(公告)号:US20210093409A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-01
申请号:US16587744
申请日:2019-09-30
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer , Sol A. Posada , Kris Eren Kallenberger , Christopher A. Denzinger
Abstract: A method includes grasping a user input device in communication with a surgical tool of a robotic surgical system, the surgical tool including an end effector with opposing jaws, squeezing the user input device and thereby actuating a motor that closes the jaws and clamps down on tissue at a surgical site, and calculating with a computer system in communication with the surgical tool work completed by the motor to close the jaws and clamp down on the tissue. The computer system generates one or more effort indicators when the work completed by the motor meets or exceeds one or more predetermined work increments corresponding to operation of the motor, and communicates the one or more effort indicators to an operator.
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公开(公告)号:US11452523B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-27
申请号:US17022214
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark S. Zeiner , Heather Strang , Pamela M. Ridgley , Christopher A. Denzinger , Christopher Q. Seow , Michael J. Vendely , Gregory J. Bakos
IPC: A61B17/072 , A61B17/068 , A61B90/00 , A61B17/115 , A61B90/90 , A61B17/00 , A61B50/30
Abstract: An apparatus is configured to apply an adjunct material to a stapling surface of a jaw of a surgical stapler. The jaw includes an outer surface disposed opposite the stapling surface. The apparatus includes a housing and an arm. The housing includes a first contact feature that is configured to contact one of the adjunct material or the outer surface of the jaw. The arm is operatively coupled with the housing. The arm includes a second contact feature that is configured to move relative to the first contact feature to contact the other of the adjunct material or the outer surface of the jaw. The first and second contact features are configured to cooperate to apply a compression force in a direction toward the first contact feature to pinch the adjunct material against the stapling surface to mount the adjunct material to the stapling surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20220203519A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17137857
申请日:2020-12-30
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer , Christopher A. Denzinger
Abstract: A robotic surgical system that comprises a closure system. The closure system comprises a first pinion drivingly coupled to a first motor, a second pinion drivingly coupled to a second motor, and a closure gear selectively driven by the first pinion and the second pinion. The robotic surgical system further comprises a control circuit configured to implement a motor crosscheck operation. The control circuit is configured to receive a first parameter indicative of a first torque generated by the first motor, receive a second parameter indicative of a second torque generated by the second motor, compare the first parameter to the second parameter, and transmit a signal to a communication device, wherein the signal is based on the comparison and indicative of a status of the closure system.
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公开(公告)号:US20220192767A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17128792
申请日:2020-12-21
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer , Christopher A. Denzinger
Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm, a surgical device coupled with the robotic arm and configured to extend through a body wall of a patient, and a controller in communication with the robotic arm. The controller is configured to determine a position of the surgical device relative to the patient. The controller is also configured to acknowledge a maximum allowable metric associated with the body wall at the determined position, and determine a metric associated with the body wall at the determined position. The controller is furthermore configured to drive the robotic arm to manipulate the surgical device such that the determined metric does not exceed the maximum allowable metric.
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公开(公告)号:US20220079583A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-17
申请号:US17022414
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Christopher A. Denzinger , Heather Strang , Michael J. Vendely
IPC: A61B17/068 , A61B17/072
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for applying an adjunct element to at least one of opposing first and second jaws of an end effector of a surgical stapler, wherein each of the first and second jaws includes a stapling surface and an external surface opposed from the respective stapling surface. The apparatus comprises: (a) a platform configured to be positioned between the first and second jaws of the end effector; (b) an adjunct element positioned on the platform; and (c) at least one closure surface opposed from the platform, wherein the at least one closure surface is configured to mechanically engage the external surface of at least one of the first or second jaws to thereby transition the end effector from an open state toward a closed state for placing the respective stapling surface of the at least one of the first or second jaws in contact with the adjunct element.
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公开(公告)号:US11141231B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16219080
申请日:2018-12-13
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer , Sol A. Posada , Joshua D. Young , Mark A. Davison , Christopher A. Denzinger
IPC: A61B34/35 , A61B34/00 , A61B17/29 , A61B34/30 , A61B17/072
Abstract: A method includes advancing an end effector of a surgical tool to a surgical site, setting a desired force vector to be assumed on the end effector during actuation of the end effector, engaging tissue at the surgical site with the end effector and calculating a force vector assumed on the end effector, and maneuvering the end effector to obtain the desired force vector.
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公开(公告)号:US11660093B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US17022520
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Gregory J. Bakos , Michael J. Vendely , Mark S. Zeiner , Heather Strang , Pamela M. Ridgley , Christopher A. Denzinger , Christopher Q. Seow
IPC: A61B17/00 , A61B17/072
CPC classification number: A61B17/07292 , A61B2017/00526 , A61B2017/07257 , A61B2017/07271 , A61B2017/07278 , A61B2017/07285
Abstract: A method is provided for applying an adjunct element to a surgical stapler end effector having first and second stapling surfaces using an applicator. The method includes providing the end effector in an open state in which the first and second stapling surfaces are spaced apart. With the end effector in the open state, at least a portion of the applicator is positioned between the first and second stapling surfaces. Without engaging a closure system input feature of the surgical stapler, a portion of the end effector is compressively engaged by the applicator to thereby secure the adjunct element to one of the first or second stapling surfaces. The applicator and the end effector are withdrawn relatively away from one another so that the adjunct element remains attached to the one of the first or second stapling surfaces of the end effector.
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公开(公告)号:US11564683B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US17022209
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Michael J. Vendely , Mark S. Zeiner , Heather Strang , Pamela M. Ridgley , Christopher A. Denzinger , Christopher Q. Seow
IPC: A61B17/072 , A61B17/068
Abstract: An apparatus is configured to apply an adjunct material to at least one of a first stapling surface or a second stapling surface of a surgical stapler. The apparatus includes a contact structure defining a longitudinal axis and an expansion mechanism. The contact structure includes a first contact member configured to support a first portion of the adjunct material and a second contact member movably coupled with the first contact member that is configured to support a second portion of the adjunct material. The first and second contact members are configured to move away from one another in opposing directions to apply the first portion of the adjunct material to the first stapling surface and the second portion of the adjunct material to the second stapling surface. The expansion mechanism is selectively operable to transition the contact structure from a non-expanded state toward the expanded state.
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公开(公告)号:US11559366B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US16587744
申请日:2019-09-30
Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer , Sol A. Posada , Kris Eren Kallenberger , Christopher A. Denzinger
Abstract: A method includes grasping a user input device in communication with a surgical tool of a robotic surgical system, the surgical tool including an end effector with opposing jaws, squeezing the user input device and thereby actuating a motor that closes the jaws and clamps down on tissue at a surgical site, and calculating with a computer system in communication with the surgical tool work completed by the motor to close the jaws and clamp down on the tissue. The computer system generates one or more effort indicators when the work completed by the motor meets or exceeds one or more predetermined work increments corresponding to operation of the motor, and communicates the one or more effort indicators to an operator.
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