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Surgical instrument having recording capabilities

A surgical instrument and pressure technology, applied in surgical instruments, obstetrics and gynecology instruments, surgical robots, etc., can solve the problems of high cost, expensive analytical instruments, incorrect use of instruments, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2007-08-29
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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In this case, the manufacturer may spend a significant amount of man-hours analyzing the failed device and attempting to reconstruct the condition at the time of failure based solely on the damage to the device
Analyzing device failure in this way can be expensive and very challenging
Also, many of these analyzes simply concluded that the failure was due to incorrect use of the device

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[0086] 1 and 2 illustrate a surgical cutting and fastening instrument 10 according to various embodiments of the invention. The illustrated embodiment is an endoscopic surgical instrument, and in general, the embodiments of instrument 10 described herein are endoscopic surgical cutting and fastening instruments. It should be noted, however, that according to an embodiment of the present invention, the instrument 10 may be a non-endoscopic surgical cutting instrument, such as a laparoscopic instrument.

[0087]The surgical instrument 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a handle 6 , a shaft 8 and an articulation end effector 12 pivotally connected to the shaft 8 at an articulation pivot 14 . An articulation control 16 may be disposed proximate the handle 6 to rotate the end effector 12 about the articulation pivot 14 . It should be understood that various embodiments may include non-pivoting end effectors and thus may lack articulation pivot 14 or articulation control 16 . Also...

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Abstract

A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a built-in memory system for recording the instrument condition during a use process. The recording system comprises: a first sensor located on or inside the instrument and an externally accessible built-in memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and / or a removable storage medium.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is related to the following concurrently filed U.S. patent applications, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference: [0003] --MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENINGINSTRUMENT WITH USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM; Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John Ouwerkerk and Jerome R. Morgan (K&LNG050519 / END5687USNP) [0004] --MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGI CAL CUTTING AND FASTENINGINSTRUMENT WITH LOADING FORCE FEEDBACK; Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan and Jeffrey S. Swayze (K&LNG050516 / END5692USNP) [0005] --MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENINGINSTRUMENT WITH TACTILE POSITION FEEDBACK; Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan and Jeffrey S. Swayze (K&LNG050515 / END5693USNP) [0006] --MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENINGINSTRUMENT WITH ADAPTIVE USER FEEDBACK; Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk and Jerom...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/32A61B17/295A61B17/072A61B17/03A61B17/94
CPCA61B2017/00685A61B2017/00199A61B17/072A61B19/2203A61B17/00A61B2017/00734A61B17/105A61B2017/2943A61B2017/07278A61B2019/2242A61B2017/00398A61B2017/07214A61B2019/4815A61B2017/00221A61B2019/4857A61B2017/07285A61B2019/465A61B17/068A61B2019/464A61B2019/2292A61B17/07207A61B2017/00017A61B34/71A61B34/76A61B2090/064A61B2090/065A61B2090/0811A61B34/30A61B2090/0803A61B5/4836A47J43/046A47J36/10A47J43/0716A61B17/1155A61B17/115A61B17/1114A61B34/74A61B2090/033A61B2090/069A61B17/00234A61B2017/00353A61B2017/0042A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07257
Inventor F·E·谢尔顿四世J·N·奥沃柯克E·L·蒂姆珀曼
Owner ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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