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US 11,950,779 B2Granted
Method of powering and communicating with a staple cartridge
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Patrick L. Creamer, Shane R. Adams, Jason L. Harris, Morgan R. Hunter, Ismail Akram, William S. Honey, Edward G. Colby, Helen S. Clubb, Emily R. Woodhouse
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Abstract
A method for establishing signal and power communication between a surgical instrument and a staple cartridge is disclosed.
Claims17
A method, comprising:
- seating a staple cartridge in a surgical stapling instrument;
- placing a data emitter coil of the staple cartridge adjacent to a data transfer coil of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- placing a power receiving coil of the staple cartridge adjacent to a power transfer coil of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- transmitting data from the staple cartridge to the surgical stapling instrument;
- and
- transmitting power from the surgical stapling instrument to the staple cartridge.
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A method, comprising:
- seating a staple cartridge in a surgical stapling instrument;
- placing a data emitter antenna of the staple cartridge adjacent to a data transfer antenna of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- placing a power receiving antenna of the staple cartridge adjacent to a power transfer antenna of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- transmitting data from the staple cartridge to the surgical stapling instrument;
- and
- transmitting power from the surgical stapling instrument to the staple cartridge.
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A method, comprising:
- seating a staple cartridge in a surgical stapling instrument;
- placing a data emitter antenna of the staple cartridge in communication with a data transfer antenna of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- placing a power receiving antenna of the staple cartridge in communication with a power transfer coil of the surgical stapling instrument during said seating step;
- transmitting data from the staple cartridge to the surgical stapling instrument;
- and
- transmitting power from the surgical stapling instrument to the staple cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.