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US 2019/0314015 A1Published application
Surgical instrument comprising an adaptive control system
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris
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Abstract
A surgical instrument system comprising an adaptive control system is disclosed.
Claims36
1-7. (canceled)
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- and
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said staple;
- and
- electrical circuits in communication with said motor control system, wherein said motor control system is configured to detect when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw via said electrical circuits, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw.
11 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- and
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said staple;
- and
- electrical circuits in communication with said motor control system, wherein said staples are aligned with said electrical circuits such that said staples contact said electrical circuits when said staples are ejected from said cartridge body during said staple firing stroke, wherein said motor control system is configured to detect when a predetermined number of said staples have been malformed against said anvil jaw via said electrical circuits, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said predetermined number of said staples have been malformed against said anvil jaw.
11 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- a staple removably stored in said cartridge body;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staple from said cartridge body;
- and
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- a staple forming pocket configured to deform said staple during said staple firing stroke, wherein said staple forming pocket comprises a first forming cup configured to receive a first leg of said staple and a second forming cup configured to receive a second leg of said staple;
- and
- a first electrical circuit in communication with said motor control system, wherein said first electrical circuit extends into said first forming cup, and wherein said motor control system is configured to detect whether said first leg of said staple is being properly deformed during said staple firing stroke;
- and
- a second electrical circuit in communication with said motor control system, wherein said second electrical circuit extends into said second forming cup, and wherein said motor control system is configured to detect whether said second leg of said staple is being properly deformed during said staple firing stroke, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor when said motor control system detects that one of said first leg and said second leg was not properly formed.
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A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body, wherein said staples comprise proximal staples, intermediate staples, and distal staples;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- and
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- a proximal group of proximal staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said proximal staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said proximal staple, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said motor control system detects that a predetermined number of said proximal staples have been malformed against said anvil jaw;
- an intermediate group of proximal staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said intermediate staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said intermediate staple, wherein said intermediate group is distal to said proximal group, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said motor control system detects that a predetermined number of said intermediate staples have been malformed against said anvil jaw;
- and
- a distal group of proximal staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said distal staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said distal staple, wherein said distal group is distal to said intermediate group, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said motor control system detects that a predetermined number of said distal staples have been malformed against said anvil jaw.
12 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body, wherein said staples comprise proximal staples and distal staples;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- and
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- a proximal zone of proximal staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said proximal staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said proximal staple;
- and
- a distal zone of proximal staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said distal staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said distal staple, wherein said distal zone is distal to said proximal zone, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said motor control system detects that a said proximal staple and a said distal staple have been malformed against said anvil jaw.
11 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body, wherein said staples comprise a longitudinal row of first staples and a longitudinal row of second staples;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- an anvil jaw, comprising:
- a longitudinal row of first staple forming pockets configured to deform said first staples during said staple firing stroke;
- and
- a longitudinal row of second staple forming pockets configured to deform said second staples during said staple firing stroke;
- and
- means for detecting when a first staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw and for detecting when a second staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw, wherein said means is in communication with said motor control system, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when said motor control system detects that a said first staple and a said second staple have been malformed against said anvil jaw.
12 more elements
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a cartridge jaw, comprising:
- a cartridge body;
- and
- staples removably stored in said cartridge body;
- a staple firing system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- an anvil jaw comprising staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said staple;
- and
- means for detecting when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw and for detecting when a said staple has missed said anvil jaw, wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw and to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when a said staple has missed said anvil jaw.
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A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a first jaw;
- a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is rotatable relative to said second jaw;
- a tissue cutting system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor;
- and
- a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body;
- an anvil jaw comprising staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said staple;
- and
- means for detecting when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw and for detecting when a said staple has missed said anvil jaw, wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when a said staple has been malformed against said anvil jaw and to slow down said electric motor and said staple firing stroke when a said staple has missed said anvil jaw.
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42-80. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.