Patent ID: 8529599
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for indicating the amount of tension applied to separate internal organ sections comprising: a housing; a shaft extending from the housing; and a fastener applier supported on the shaft, the fastener applier including an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly being positionable between first and second positions relative to the cartridge assembly, the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly including a tissue detection device positioned to contact separate internal organ sections to generate a signal indicative of an amount of tension between the organ sections as the anvil assembly moves between the first and second positions, the tissue detection device being operably coupled to a gauge configured and dimensioned to generate an output based upon the signal, the output indicating the amount of tension between the organ sections, the tissue detection device including a contact supported on one of the anvil assembly and the cartridge assembly, the contact being selectively movable relative to the respective anvil or cartridge assembly upon which the contact is supported.