US 2016/0256154 A1 · ADAPTIVE TISSUE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES TO ADJUST CLOSURE RATES FOR MULTIPLE TISSUE TYPES

Abstract

A mechanism is disclosed for adapting operations of a surgical instrument based on data from actual, expected or predicted properties of tissue, data from measuring operation of the surgical instrument itself, and data based on clinician conduct. The adaptive measures can be based on predetermined control measures such as algorithms stored in operative communication with the surgical instrument, based on dynamically generated control measures, or a combination of both. Utilizing such mechanisms can help to adjust closure and firing algorithms based on tissue properties, improve battery usage, and learn from user operations, enhancing functioning of the instrument within an operational envelope.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A surgical cutting and stapling instrument comprising at least one processor and operatively associated memory, the instrument configured to:

store a parameter;
store an acceptable value for the parameter;
store a first control measure associated with the parameter;
and
determine, in response to determining that a measured value of the parameter has exceeded the acceptable value, that a second control measure be identified.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/640,832Filed 6 Mar 2015

Published

8 Sep 2016

Term ends

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Classification28 codes

A61B 17/068
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps
A61B 17/07207
For applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously: the staples being applied sequentially
A61B 17/105
For applying or removing wound clamps , e.g. containing only one clamp or staple ; Wound clamp magazines: wound clamp magazines
A61B 17/295
Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery: combined with cutting implements

Adaptive tissue compression techniques to adjust closure rates for multiple tissue types

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Adaptive tissue compression techniques to adjust closure rates for multiple tissue types

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Abstract

Claims20