Patent ID: 11950783
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 13:
14. A surgical device including:
a handle assembly including a controller;
an adapter assembly including:
a tubular housing having a proximal end portion configured to couple to the handle assembly and a distal end portion;
a load sensing assembly disposed with the tubular housing, the load sensing assembly configured to measure a load exerted on the tubular housing, the load sensing assembly including:
a sensor body including a pocket defined therein;
a load sensor circuit disposed within the pocket and coupled to the sensor body;
a signal processing circuit disposed within the pocket and electrically coupled to the load sensor circuit; and
a cover disposed over the pocket and hermetically enclosing the load sensor circuit and the signal processing circuit therein; and

a surgical end effector configured to couple to the distal end portion of the adapter assembly.