Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorMichael A. Soltz
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Abstract
A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element has the steps of applying a load to the tissue. The method has the step of determining a reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load. The method also has the step of determining the reactive load per unit time for a predetermined time period and determining a slope of the reactive load per unit time. The method further has the steps of evaluating the slope relative to a predetermined threshold, and signaling when the slope exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Claims15
A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element, the method comprising:
- applying a load to the tissue;
- determining a reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load;
- determining the reactive load per unit time for a predetermined time period;
- determining a slope of the reactive load per unit time;
- evaluating the slope relative to a predetermined threshold;
- providing a signal to a user when the slope exceeds the predetermined threshold;
- and
- applying the surgical element to the tissue subsequent to the step of providing the signal to the user.
A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element, the method comprising:
- applying a load to the tissue;
- determining a first reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load;
- determining a second reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load, wherein the second reactive load is determined after a predetermined time period has elapsed after the determining the first reactive load;
- transmitting the first and second reactive loads to a programmable controller, the programmable controller including circuitry to determine a change in the reactive load per unit time for the predetermined time period;
- determining the change in the reactive load per unit time for the predetermined time period with the programmable controller;
- evaluating the change in the reactive load per unit time with respect to a predetermined threshold;
- and
- sending a signal from the programmable controller if the change in the reactive load per unit time exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.