18500525. INTELLIGENT ANVIL FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLER (Cilag GmbH International)
INTELLIGENT ANVIL FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLER
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Inventor(s)
Devanathan Raghavan of Mason OH US
Chad P. Boudreaux of Cincinnati OH US
INTELLIGENT ANVIL FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLER
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18500525 titled 'INTELLIGENT ANVIL FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLER
Original Abstract Submitted
A surgical instrument includes a body assembly, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft assembly, and an anvil. The stapling head assembly having a deck member and a closure shaft capable of moving relative to the deck member. The anvil including a head, a shank, a biasing body, and a electronic unit having a distance sensor. The head and the shank being capable of moving relative to each other. The biasing body being interposed between the head and the shank with a known spring constant. The distance sensor being capable of measuring a relative distance between the shank and the head, while the electronic unit can communicate a parameter associated with the relative distance to a console.