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US 5,503,320 AGranted
Surgical apparatus with indicator
AssigneeUnited States Surgical Corporation
InventorsJohn Webster, James R. Pratt
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Abstract
An apparatus and system are disclosed for indicating relative positions of elements in a surgical apparatus. The indicating elements can include electrical circuitry for activating visual, audible or tactile indicators, thereby alerting the user that an event has occured with respect to the instrument.
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A system for performing surgery, comprising:
- a control box which includes internal circuitry;
- a surgical instrument including a distal element and means for sensing a position or condition of said distal element;
- means associated with said surgical instrument for transmitting said sensed position or condition to said internal circuitry of said control box;
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- means for transmitting said sensed position or condition from said internal circuitry of said control box to a video monitor for display thereon, wherein said sensed position or condition is displayed on said video monitor as an icon or symbol, further comprising a voltage source for generating a voltage contained entirely within said surgical instrument.
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A system for performing surgery, comprising:
- i) a surgical apparatus having a housing and a tool mechanism extending from said housing, said tool mechanism being movable from a first position to a second position;
- ii) means for generating a first signal when said tool mechanism is in said second position;
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- iii) means for transmitting said first signal to a video monitor remote from the surgical apparatus, said sensed position or condition being displayed on said video monitor as an icon or symbol, further comprising a voltage source for generating a voltage contained entirely within said surgical instrument.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.