US 11,766,257 B2Granted

Surgical instrument comprising a display

AssigneeCilag GmbH International

InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Adam D. Hensel

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Abstract

A surgical instrument system is disclosed which comprises a distal end and a staple cartridge assembly comprising staples removably stored therein. The instrument system further comprises a firing drive including an electric motor and a firing member operably couplable with the electric motor. The electric motor is operable to advance the firing member toward the distal end during a staple firing stroke to eject the staples from the staple cartridge. The electric motor is operable to retract the firing member away from the distal end during a retraction stroke. The surgical instrument system further comprises a manually-operated bailout mechanism operable to perform the retraction stroke in lieu of the electric motor, a controller, and a display in communication with the controller. The controller is configured to display the progress of the retraction stroke when the firing member is being manually retracted by the bailout mechanism.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A surgical instrument system, comprising:

a handle;
a firing drive driven by an electric motor;
a manually-operated bailout mechanism;
a shaft extending from said handle, wherein said shaft defines a longitudinal axis, and wherein said shaft is rotatable relative to said handle about said longitudinal axis to position said shaft in an orientation relative to said handle;
an end effector;
an articulation joint rotatably connecting said end effector to said shaft;
an articulation drive driven by an articulation electric motor, wherein said articulation drive comprises:
a first set of articulation controls on a first side of said handle that are operable to articulate said end effector;
and
a second set of articulation controls on a second side of said handle that are operable to articulate said end effector;
a staple cartridge assembly, comprising:
a firing bar operably driveable by said firing drive;
and
a distal end, wherein said electric motor is operable to advance said firing bar toward said distal end during a firing stroke, wherein said electric motor is operable to retract said firing bar away from said distal end during a retraction stroke, and wherein said bailout mechanism is operable to perform said retraction stroke in lieu of said electric motor;
a controller;
a power source configured to supply power to said electric motor;
and
an electronic display in communication with said controller, wherein said controller is configured to display the progress of said retraction stroke on said electronic display when said firing bar is being manually retracted by said bailout mechanism, wherein said electronic display displays an image having an orientation, and wherein said orientation of said image is dependent on the orientation of said shaft relative to said handle.

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A surgical instrument system, comprising:

a housing;
a shaft extending from said housing, wherein said shaft defines a longitudinal axis, and wherein said shaft is rotatable relative to said housing about said longitudinal axis to position said shaft in an orientation relative to said housing;
an end effector;
an articulation joint rotatably connecting said end effector to said shaft;
an articulation drive driven by an articulation electric motor, wherein said articulation drive comprises:
a first set of articulation controls on a first side of said housing that are operable to articulate said end effector;
and
a second set of articulation controls on an opposite side of said housing to said first side that are operable to articulate said end effector;
a distal end;
a staple cartridge assembly comprising staples removably stored therein;
a firing drive comprising an electric motor and a firing member operably driveable by said electric motor, wherein said electric motor is operable to advance said firing member toward said distal end during a staple firing stroke to eject said staples from said staple cartridge assembly, and wherein said electric motor is operable to retract said firing member away from said distal end during a retraction stroke;
a manually-operated bailout mechanism, wherein said bailout mechanism is operable to perform said retraction stroke in lieu of said electric motor;
a controller;
and
a display in communication with said controller, wherein said controller is configured to display the progress of said retraction stroke on said display when said firing member is being manually retracted by said bailout mechanism, wherein said display displays an image from said controller having an orientation, and wherein said orientation of said image is dependent on the orientation of said shaft relative to said housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/217,043Filed 30 Mar 2021 · continuation
Priority: 1 Apr 2016
Published: US 2021/0282774 A116 Sep 2021
Granted: 26 Sep 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification59 codes

A61B 17/072
Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps: for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied…
A61B 17/00234
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: for minimally invasive surgery
A61B 17/068
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps
A61B 17/0686
For applying U-shaped staples or clamps, e.g. without a forming anvil: having a forming anvil staying below the tissue during stapling

Family

Application15/089,325Parent of this continuation · filed 1 Apr 2016
US 2021/0282774 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Sep 2021
US 11,045,191 B2Parent of this continuation
US 11,602,343 B2Related patent
US 2017/0281171 A1Published application
US 11,766,257 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.