Power pack for activating surgical instruments and providing user feedback
AssigneeRevMedica, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Wenchell, Jr., C. Robert Satti, III, Dawson Hettrick, Stephen Pang
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AssigneeRevMedica, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Wenchell, Jr., C. Robert Satti, III, Dawson Hettrick, Stephen Pang
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A power pack removably loadable into a compartment of an instrument. The power pack has a first motor and a first engagement member removably engageable with a firing mechanism to effect firing of fasteners and a second motor and second engagement member removably engageable with an articulation mechanism when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the articulation mechanism from a first position to a second position. A display screen indicates one or more of the following a) a specific direction and angle of the first and second jaws with respect to the longitudinal axis; b) a tissue force during firing of fasteners; c) a clamping force by the instrument jaws on tissue prior to firing; and/or d) change in clamping force over time. The display screen can alternatively be on the instrument.
A power pack loadable into a surgical fastener applier for use in a surgical procedure comprising a first motor, a first movable member and a first engagement member, wherein actuation of the first motor effects movement of the first movable member and first engagement member which effects movement of a firing mechanism in the surgical fastener applier from a first position to a second position to fire a plurality of fasteners, the first engagement member having an initial position and a second position;
A power pack removably loadable into a compartment of a surgical fastener applier, the power pack having a housing having a) a first motor;
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