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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsSCOTT E.M. FRUSHOUR, DAVID J. VAN TOL
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Methods and surgical instruments are provided for determining a relative state of charge of a battery used during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument includes an end effector configured to treat tissue with energy, and a user interface configured to receive an input. A generator is coupled to the end effector, and the battery communicates with the generator. A controller includes a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect an input at the user interface. In response to the detected input at the user interface, a discharge profile is matched to the detected input. The discharge profile corresponds to a discharge curve representing current discharge over time. A relative state of charge is then identified from the discharge curve based on usage of the surgical instrument during a surgical procedure.
A surgical instrument, comprising:
A method of determining a relative state of charge of a battery coupled to a surgical instrument used during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instruction stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of determining a relative state of charge of a battery coupled to a surgical instrument used during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
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