US 11,883,028 B2
Systems and methods for post-operative anastomotic leak detection
Osvaldo A. Barrera, Madison, CT (US); David N. Heard, Boulder, CO (US); Jeffrey A. Miller, East Haven, CT (US); Kasey A. Grim, Lafayette, CO (US); and Joe Sartor, Longmont, CO (US)
Assigned to COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/468,756.
Prior Publication US 2023/0076424 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1155 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end effector for a surgical device, the end effector including:
a loading unit including a staple cartridge having staple pockets defined therein and staples disposed within the staple pockets, the loading unit including a sensor assembly coupled to one of the staples, the sensor assembly including a sensor and a tether interconnecting the sensor and the respective staple such that the sensor is spaced from the respective staple.