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US 2022/0022915 A1Published application
Trocar system with force sensing
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKevin M. Desjardin, Astley C. Lobo
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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKevin M. Desjardin, Astley C. Lobo
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A trocar system includes a trocar assembly and a force sensor system. The trocar assembly includes a housing and an elongated cannula that extends from the housing. The force sensor system includes a force sensor supported on the trocar assembly, a control unit disposed in electrical communication with the force sensor, a processor, and a memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the trocar system to sense, with the force sensor, a force applied through the trocar system, determine, with the control unit, if the force exceeds a predetermined threshold, and selectively output a signal through the control unit that indicates that the force exceeds the predetermined threshold.
A trocar system comprising:
The trocar system of 1, wherein the elongated cannula supports a stopper that is configured to limit insertion depth of the trocar assembly into tissue.
A trocar system comprising:
The trocar system of 12, wherein trocar assembly includes an elongated cannula that supports a stopper configured to limit insertion depth of the trocar assembly into tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.