公开(公告)号：US20230112022A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17964363

申请日：2022-10-12

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Barry C. Worrell ,  Benjamin J. Danziger ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Brian D. Black ,  Cara L. Shapiro ,  Charles J. Scheib ,  Craig N. Faller ,  Daniel J. Mumaw ,  David J. Cagle ,  David T. Martin ,  David A. Monroe ,  Disha V. Estera ,  Foster B. Stulen ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  Geoffrey S. Strobl ,  Gregory W. Johnson ,  Jacob S. Gee ,  Jason R. Sullivan ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Jeffrey S. Swayze ,  John A. Hibner ,  John B. Schulte ,  Joseph E. Hollo ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Kristen L. D'Uva ,  Matthew C. Miller ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Richard W. Timm ,  Rudolph H. Nobis ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  Stephen M. Leuck ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  William A. Olson

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61B18/14

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body assembly, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and an articulation drive assembly. The shaft extends distally from the body assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The acoustic waveguide comprises a flexible portion. The articulation section is coupled with the shaft. A portion of the articulation section encompasses the flexible portion of the waveguide. The articulation section comprises a plurality of body portions aligned along the longitudinal axis and a flexible locking member. The flexible locking member is operable to secure the body portions in relation to each other and in relation to the shaft. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The articulation drive assembly is operable to drive articulation of the articulation section to thereby deflect the end effector from the longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US20230039037A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17847943

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Joshua M. Henderson ,  Joshua P. Morgan ,  Andrew W. Carroll ,  Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Eitan T. Wiener ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  John B. Schulte ,  Gregory J. Bakos

IPC: A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/12 ,  G16H20/40 ,  A61B18/14 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  A61B18/16 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01R43/26 ,  A61B90/90 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: A method of operating a modular surgical system including a control module, a first surgical module, and a second surgical module is disclosed. The method includes detachably connecting the first surgical module to the control module by stacking the first surgical module with the control module in a stack configuration, detachably connecting the second surgical module to the first surgical module by stacking the second surgical module with the control module and the first surgical module in the stack configuration, powering up the modular surgical system, and monitoring distribution of power from a power supply of the control module to the first surgical module and the second surgical module.

公开(公告)号：US20220415474A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17860240

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Cory G. Kimball ,  Daniel W. Price ,  William E. Clem ,  Amy L. Marcotte ,  Danius P. Silkaitis ,  John B. Schulte ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Stephen J. Balek

IPC: G16H20/40 ,  A61B17/28 ,  G06Q20/08 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61B90/98 ,  A61B17/32 ,  G16H40/63 ,  H04L67/60

Abstract: A surgical instrument operable to sever tissue includes a body assembly and a selectively coupleable end effector assembly. The end effector assembly may include a transmission assembly and an end effector. The body assembly includes a trigger and a casing configured to couple with the transmission assembly. An information transmission system transmits instrument information received from a sensor, for example, to a secure server via a secure gateway connected to the instrument. The instrument may be previously tested on a calibration kit to pre-determine and load surgeon-specific settings onto the instrument prior to use.

公开(公告)号：US20220313297A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17738441

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Craig N. Faller ,  Kevin D. Felder ,  Jacob S. Gee ,  William D. Kelly ,  Robert J. Laird ,  Amy L. Marcotte ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Emily H. Monroe ,  Scott A. Nield ,  Daniel W. Price ,  Patrick J. Scoggins ,  John B. Schulte ,  Geoffrey S. Strobl ,  James W. Voegele ,  John A. Weed, III ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Patrick A. Weizman ,  John W. Willis

IPC: A61B17/29 ,  A61B18/14 ,  F15D1/00 ,  A61B18/12 ,  A61B17/32

Abstract: Disclosed are ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices. The disclosed embodiments include a surgical instrument comprising a waveguide, and end effector and an electrical switch. The waveguide may comprise a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to couple to an ultrasonic transducer and one output of a radio frequency (RF) generator. The end effector may comprise an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm coupled. The ultrasonic blade may be mechanically coupled to the distal end of the waveguide and electrically coupled to the waveguide. The clamp arm may comprise a movable jaw member electrically coupled to another output of the RF generator such that an electrical current can pass through the movable jaw member and the ultrasonic blade through tissue located between the movable jaw member and the ultrasonic blade. The electrical switch may be configured to electrically couple to the RF generator and the movable jaw member, wherein the switch is operable to cause the surgical instrument to deliver electrical current from the RF generator to the movable jaw member for a first period, and to cause the surgical instrument to deliver ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic blade for a second period.

公开(公告)号：US20210346048A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17314677

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Craig N. Faller ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  John B. Schulte ,  Randal T. Byrum ,  Jose D. Vasquez ,  Thomas C. Gallmeyer ,  Benjamin M. Boyd ,  Amy L. Marcotte ,  Jacob S. Gee ,  Jonathan T. Batross ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, and an end effector. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The body comprises a pivotal trigger. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic blade is operable to deliver ultrasonic vibrations to tissue. Pivotal movement of the trigger causes movement of the clamp arm. The trigger includes a compliant feature configured to limit the amount of force delivered to tissue by the clamp arm. The flexible feature may comprise a flexible band, living hinge, a series of living hinges, or a flexible tab.

公开(公告)号：US11806062B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16562169

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Joshua Henderson ,  Joshua P. Morgan ,  Andrew W. Carroll ,  Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Eitan T. Wiener ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  John B. Schulte ,  Brian J. Melewski

IPC: A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/12 ,  G16H20/40 ,  A61B18/14 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  A61B18/16 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01R43/26 ,  A61B90/90 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  G06F8/65 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B34/30 ,  H04L27/04 ,  A61B34/37 ,  H05K7/02

CPC classification number: A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/320092 ,  A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/1233 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/16 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/74 ,  A61B90/361 ,  A61B90/90 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G16H20/40 ,  H01R43/26 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L63/0245 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H05K5/0021 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B90/37 ,  A61B2017/00026 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/00221 ,  A61B2017/00225 ,  A61B2017/00398 ,  A61B2017/00477 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  A61B2017/00973 ,  A61B2017/07257 ,  A61B2017/07271 ,  A61B2017/07285 ,  A61B2017/320074 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2018/0072 ,  A61B2018/0094 ,  A61B2018/00178 ,  A61B2018/00208 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00702 ,  A61B2018/00708 ,  A61B2018/00732 ,  A61B2018/00767 ,  A61B2018/00845 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00916 ,  A61B2018/00958 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/128 ,  A61B2018/1253 ,  A61B2018/1273 ,  A61B2018/1286 ,  A61B2018/165 ,  A61B2034/2048 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/305 ,  A61B2090/371 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/007 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61B2560/0443 ,  A61B2560/0456 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  H04L27/04 ,  H05K5/0026 ,  H05K5/0065 ,  H05K7/023

Abstract: A modular surgical system is disclosed includes a header module including a power supply, a first surgical module, a second surgical module, and a segmented power backplane. The first surgical module is arrangeable in a stack configuration with the header module and the second surgical module. The segmented power backplane includes a first backplane segment in the header module, a second backplane segment in the first surgical module, and a third backplane segment in the second surgical module. The second backplane segment is detachably coupled to the first backplane segment in the stack configuration and the third backplane segment is detachably coupled to the second backplane segment in the stack configuration. The first backplane segment, the second backplane segment, and the third backplane segment are configured to cooperate to transmit energy from the power supply to the second surgical module in the stack configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11666368B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16562123

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Joshua Henderson ,  Joshua P. Morgan ,  Andrew W. Carroll ,  Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Eitan T. Wiener ,  James M. Vachon ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  John B. Schulte ,  John E. Hein ,  James R. Hoch ,  Gregory J. Bakos

IPC: A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/12 ,  G16H20/40 ,  A61B18/14 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  A61B18/16 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H01R43/26 ,  A61B90/90 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  G06F8/65 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B34/30 ,  H04L27/04 ,  A61B34/37 ,  H05K7/02

CPC classification number: A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/320092 ,  A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/1233 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/16 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/74 ,  A61B90/361 ,  A61B90/90 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G16H20/40 ,  H01R43/26 ,  H04B5/0031 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L63/0245 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H05K5/0021 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B90/37 ,  A61B2017/00026 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/00221 ,  A61B2017/00225 ,  A61B2017/00398 ,  A61B2017/00477 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  A61B2017/00973 ,  A61B2017/07257 ,  A61B2017/07271 ,  A61B2017/07285 ,  A61B2017/320074 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2018/0072 ,  A61B2018/0094 ,  A61B2018/00178 ,  A61B2018/00208 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00702 ,  A61B2018/00708 ,  A61B2018/00732 ,  A61B2018/00767 ,  A61B2018/00845 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00916 ,  A61B2018/00958 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/128 ,  A61B2018/1253 ,  A61B2018/1273 ,  A61B2018/1286 ,  A61B2018/165 ,  A61B2034/2048 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/305 ,  A61B2090/371 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/007 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61B2560/0443 ,  A61B2560/0456 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  H04L27/04 ,  H05K5/0026 ,  H05K5/0065 ,  H05K7/023

Abstract: A method for constructing a modular surgical system is disclosed. The method comprises providing a header module comprising a first power backplane segment, providing a surgical module comprising a second power backplane segment, assembling the header module and the surgical module to electrically couple the first power backplane segment and the second power backplane segment to each other to form a power backplane, and applying power to the surgical module through the power backplane.

公开(公告)号：US20220361911A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17831598

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Craig N. Faller ,  Elizabeth DeBenedictis ,  William D. Kelly ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Timothy G. Dietz ,  Patrick A. Weizman ,  Jacob S. Gee ,  John B. Schulte ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  Douglas J. Turner ,  Eric B. Smith ,  Sean P. Conlon ,  Richard W. Timm ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Brian D. Bertke

IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract: An apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp assembly. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide operable to transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the blade. The clamp assembly includes a clamp arm pivotable toward and away from the blade about a pivot axis, to clamp tissue between the clamp arm and the blade. A rotation feature may provide rotation of the blade relative to the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. Alternatively, the rotation feature may provide rotation of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the longitudinal axis. The rotation feature may be driven based on pivotal positioning of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the pivot axis. The rotation feature may selectively lock and unlock the angular position of either the blade or the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis at any of a number of predetermined angular positions.

公开(公告)号：US20230225754A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18171043

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Barry C. Worrell ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Kristen L. D'Uva ,  Craig N. Faller ,  John B. Schulte ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Joseph E. Hollo ,  Jason R. Sullivan ,  Brian D. Black ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  Stephen M. Leuck ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  Gregory A. Trees ,  Gregory W. Johnson

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/295

CPC classification number: A61B17/320092 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/295 ,  A61B2017/320094 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2017/320095 ,  A61B2017/320089 ,  A61B2017/320093 ,  A61B2017/320071 ,  A61B2017/003

Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes a body assembly, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and a rigidizing member. The shaft extends distally from the body assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The acoustic waveguide includes a flexible portion. The articulation section is coupled with the shaft. A portion of the articulation section encompasses the flexible portion of the waveguide. The articulation section includes a first member and a second member. The second member is longitudinally translatable relative to the first member. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The rigidizing member is configured to selectively engage at least a portion of the articulation section to thereby selectively provide rigidity to the articulation section.

公开(公告)号：US11529164B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US16273214

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: Cilag GmbH International

Inventor： Foster B. Stulen ,  John B. Schulte ,  Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Jeffery T. Kirk ,  Randal T. Byrum ,  Douglas J. Turner ,  John M. Sarley ,  David A. Witt ,  William A. Olson ,  Kyle P. Moore

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, and an end effector. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic blade includes a recess region having a plurality of recesses. The recess region is tapered such that the cross-sectional area of the recess region decreases along the length of the recess region. The ultrasonic blade is also curved such that a central longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic blade extends along a curved path. A reference circuit is used to account for voltage drops of unknown values during operation of the surgical apparatus.