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AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Shane R. Adams, Jason L. Harris, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Morgan R. Hunter
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A surgical end effector includes a cartridge. The cartridge includes first and second sensor arrays disposed in the cartridge. The first sensor array is configured to sense a function of a first component located within the cartridge and the second sensor array is configured to sense a function of a second component located within the cartridge. The first and second sensor arrays are electrically coupled to an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit includes a control circuit configured to receive signal samples from the first sensor array, receive signal samples from the second sensor array, and process the signals samples received from the first and second sensor arrays to determine a status of the cartridge.
An end effector for a surgical instrument, the end effector comprising:
A method of monitoring a status of a cartridge located in an end effector of a surgical instrument, the end effector including a cartridge including a first sensor array disposed in the cartridge, the first sensor array configured to sense a function of a first component located within the cartridge, a second sensor array disposed in the cartridge, the second sensor array configured to sense a function of a second component located within the cartridge, wherein the first and second sensor arrays are electrically coupled to an electronic circuit, wherein the electronic circuit includes a control circuit, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.