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US 12,226,166 B2Granted
Surgical instrument with a sensing array
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos
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Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a shaft, a sensing array and a fluid detection circuit. The sensing array is positioned within the shaft. The fluid detection circuit is electrically coupled to the sensing array, and is configured to determine when a fluid originating from an environment external to the shaft is present within the shaft.
Claims10
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a sensing device configured to determine an atmospheric pressure;
- and
- a control circuit configured to adjust a control parameter of the surgical instrument based on the determined atmospheric pressure, wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust a threshold utilized by the control circuit based on the determined atmospheric pressure.
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a physical location of the surgical instrument;
- and
- a control circuit in signal communication with the sensor, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- determine an average atmospheric pressure associated with the detected physical location of the surgical instrument;
- and
- adjust a control parameter of the surgical instrument based on the determined average atmospheric pressure.
3 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a sensing device configured to sense an atmospheric pressure;
- and
- a control circuit configured to adjust an operation of the surgical instrument based on the sensed atmospheric pressure, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a de-rating factor based on the sensed atmospheric pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.