公开(公告)号：US12256923B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17396761

申请日：2021-08-08

Applicant: Covidien LP

Inventor： Scott J. Prior ,  Arvind Rajagopalan Mohan ,  John W. Komp ,  William J. Peine ,  Scott E. M. Frushour ,  Anthony B. Ross

IPC: A61B17/062 ,  A61B17/04 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B34/30

Abstract: An endoluminal robotic system includes at least one robotic arm that operates tools to perform suturing procedures. The tools may include at least one of a suture needle driver tool, an endoscope, and a grasping tool. Methods performed by the endoluminal robotic system include driving a suture needle through anterior and posterior sides of a defect using the suture needle driving tool, the end portion of which is rotated after passing through tissue, to form a desired suture pattern. Then, the two ends of the suture thread are pulled and tied together to form a knot. Methods performed by the endoluminal robotic system also include overlaying a suture needle path on an image captured by the endoscope and controlling the at least one robotic arm to operate the driving tool and the suture needle driver tool based on the overlaid suture needle path.

公开(公告)号：US11669807B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17443007

申请日：2021-07-19

Applicant: Covidien LP

Inventor： Patrick L. Dumbauld ,  Jeffrey L. Jensen ,  Scott E. M. Frushour ,  William G. Paterson ,  Paul E. Ourada ,  Robert M. Sharp ,  Erich M. Velandia

IPC: G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/1091 ,  G08B21/24 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G16H40/40 ,  G06Q10/087

CPC classification number: G06Q10/1091 ,  G06K7/10366 ,  G08B21/245 ,  G16H40/40 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling the usage of devices with embedded RFID tags including connecting a device to an energy source and reading data from a memory device incorporated in the device. The data may include a unique identifier (UID), a usage value, an activation value, a reprocessing value, and/or a sterilization indicator. The usage value is incremented when the device is connected to the energy source and the activation value is incremented when the device is activated permitting energy to flow from the energy source to the device. Usage of the device is prevented if the UID is on a list of prohibited UIDs, the usage value is not lower than a usage limitation value, the reprocessing value equals a reprocessing limitation value, the activation value equals an activation limitation value, and/or the sterilization indicator does not indicate that the device has been sterilized since its previous usage.

公开(公告)号：US11382649B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US15354038

申请日：2016-11-17

Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

Inventor： Scott E. M. Frushour ,  Christopher A. Valentine

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/128 ,  A61B17/064 ,  A61B17/04

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongate member, and a motor assembly. The elongate member extends from the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument. The motor assembly is disposed within the handle assembly and is configured to rotate the elongate member about the longitudinal axis relative to that handle assembly in response to sensed movement of the handle assembly about the longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US11213353B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US15682630

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

Inventor： Scott E. M. Frushour

IPC: A61B34/10 ,  G16H50/70 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G09B23/28 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H20/40 ,  G16H70/20

Abstract: A system facilitating planning of a surgical procedure includes one or more storage devices, one or more input devices, a processor, and a memory. The storage device(s) stores, for previous surgical procedures, surgical instrument information, procedure information, and patient information. The input device(s) is configured to receive procedure information and patient information corresponding to a surgical procedure to be performed. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify similar previous surgical procedures, identify outcome information for each of the similar previous surgical procedures, determine whether there is a correlation between the surgical instrument information of the similar previous surgical procedures and the outcome information of the similar previous surgical procedures, and, if a correlation is determined, output the correlation to facilitate planning of the surgical procedure to be performed.

公开(公告)号：US10172612B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US14883088

申请日：2015-10-14

Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

Inventor： Scott E. M. Frushour

IPC: A61B18/12 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B5/107 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/00

Abstract: A surgical instrument including a housing, an elongated portion, an end effector, a drive beam and a force applier is provided. The housing includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The elongated portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion, and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The first jaw member has a cavity defined therein. Actuation of the first actuator causes distal translation of the drive beam to move the first jaw member relative to the second jaw member toward the approximated position, which applies a fist force against tissue disposed between the jaw members. Actuation of the second actuator causes distal translation of the force applier such that at least a portion of the force applier moves into the cavity of the first jaw member and applies an additional force against tissue disposed between the jaw members.

公开(公告)号：US10073125B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15377740

申请日：2016-12-13

Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

Inventor： Wayne L. Moul ,  Robert J. Behnke, II ,  Scott E. M. Frushour ,  Jeffrey L. Jensen

IPC: G01R23/02 ,  G01R25/00

CPC classification number: G01R23/02 ,  A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00773 ,  A61B2018/00845 ,  A61B2018/00869 ,  A61B2018/128 ,  A61B2018/1823 ,  G01R23/00 ,  G01R23/145 ,  G01R25/00 ,  G01R25/02

Abstract: A digital measurement system includes an oscillator, a mixer, and a controller coupled to each other. The oscillator provides a reference signal having a second frequency. The mixer generates a down-converted signal based on the output signal and the reference signal. The controller then determines a characteristic of the output signal (e.g., frequency or phase) based on the down-converted signal. An analog measurement system includes a filter having a center frequency, a rectifier, and a controller. The filter filters the output signal and the rectifier rectifies the filtered signal. The controller samples the rectified signal and determines a characteristic of the output signal based on the level of the rectified signal. The reference signal controller may adjust a characteristic of the output signal based on the determined frequency and/or phase of the output signal.

公开(公告)号：US09770284B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15189229

申请日：2016-06-22

Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

Inventor： Robert J. Behnke, II ,  Scott E. M. Frushour

IPC: A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/12 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/14

CPC classification number: A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/1442 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00785 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00845 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/124 ,  A61B2018/1823 ,  A61B2018/1838 ,  A61B2018/1869

Abstract: An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical power generating source, an energy applicator operably associated with the electrosurgical power generating source, a processor unit, and a data acquisition module configured to receive a reflected signal. The processor unit is disposed in operative communication with the data acquisition module and adapted to determine a tissue desiccation rate around at least a portion of the energy applicator based on one or more signals received from the data acquisition module.

公开(公告)号：US12064191B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17315207

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Covidien LP

Inventor： John W. Komp ,  Seth Gleiman ,  Scott E. M. Frushour ,  Nathan J. Knutson

IPC: A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/36 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/2061 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/0233

Abstract: A system and method for a catheter in a luminal network including capturing images via an optical sensor, comparing the captured images to pre-operative images, identifying fiducials in the captured images that correspond to fiducials in the pre-operative images; and depicting the position of the catheter in a three-dimensional (3D) model or two-dimensional (2D) images derived from the pre-operative images.

公开(公告)号：US12004766B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18107822

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: Covidien LP

Inventor： Scott E. M. Frushour ,  Eric R. Larson

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/08 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/35

CPC classification number: A61B17/320016 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/2909 ,  A61B18/085 ,  A61B2017/2936 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B2034/302 ,  A61B34/35

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a shaft defining an axis, an end effector coupled to a distal portion thereof, a fixed handle coupled to a proximal portion thereof, a drive bar, a movable handle, and a linkage. The drive bar is disposed within the shaft and operably coupled to the end effector. The movable handle is movable relative to the fixed handle between open and closed positions and is coupled to the drive bar via a first pin on the axis. The linkage includes a first end portion coupled to the movable handle via a second pin and a second end portion coupled to the shaft via a third pin on the axis. In the closed position of the movable handle, the second pin is disposed in a near-over-center position relative to the axis to reduce a force necessary to maintain the movable handle in the closed position.

公开(公告)号：US11877803B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17553328

申请日：2021-12-16

Applicant: Covidien LP

Inventor： Scott E. M. Frushour

IPC: A61B34/10 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G09B23/28 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H20/40 ,  G16H50/70 ,  G16H70/20

CPC classification number: A61B34/10 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G09B23/28 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H20/40 ,  G16H50/70 ,  A61B2034/101 ,  G16H70/20

Abstract: A system facilitating planning of a surgical procedure includes one or more storage devices, one or more input devices, a processor, and a memory. The storage device(s) stores, for previous surgical procedures, surgical instrument information, procedure information, and patient information. The input device(s) is configured to receive procedure information and patient information corresponding to a surgical procedure to be performed. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify similar previous surgical procedures, identify outcome information for each of the similar previous surgical procedures, determine whether there is a correlation between the surgical instrument information of the similar previous surgical procedures and the outcome information of the similar previous surgical procedures, and, if a correlation is determined, output the correlation to facilitate planning of the surgical procedure to be performed.