Patent ID: 11957342
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector comprising jaws configured to transition between an opened condition and a closed condition;
a plurality of electrodes positioned within the jaws of the end effector, wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is positioned about a longitudinal axis defined by the end effector;
a control circuit and a memory configured to store an algorithm configured to cause the control circuit to:
receive signals from the plurality of electrodes;
determine an impedance signal based on the signals received from the plurality of electrodes;
detect a media positioned between the jaws of the end effector based on the determined impedance signal;
determine a position of the detected media along the longitudinal axis based on the signals received from the plurality of electrodes; and
generate an alert associated with the detected media and the determined position.