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Patent US7784663 - Surgical stapling instrument having load sensing control circuitry - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes load sensing pressure transducers strategically placed for closed loop control and monitoring. Load sensing within a staple applying assembly (end...http://www.google.com/patents/US7784663?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7784663 - Surgical stapling instrument having load sensing control circuitryAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7784663 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/240,836Publication dateAug 31, 2010Filing dateSep 30, 2005Priority dateMar 17, 2005Also published asCA2561241A1, CN1939230A, CN1939230B, DE602006011547D1, EP1769756A1, EP1769756B1, EP1769756B2, US20060212069Publication number11240836, 240836, US 7784663 B2, US 7784663B2, US-B2-7784663, US7784663 B2, US7784663B2InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IVOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (72), Referenced by (18), Classifications (18), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical stapling instrument having load sensing control circuitryUS 7784663 B2Abstract A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes load sensing pressure transducers strategically placed for closed loop control and monitoring. Load sensing within a staple applying assembly (end effector) may provide feedback for preventing firing with insufficient or too much tissue, or to sense appropriate presence buttress material, to deploy buttress material after firing is sensed.
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