US 12,232,735 B2
Method of using multiple RFID chips with a surgical assembly
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); and Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,181.
Application 18/415,181 is a continuation of application No. 18/127,164, filed on Mar. 28, 2023, abandoned.
Application 18/127,164 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,574, filed on Jun. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,684,369, issued on Jun. 27, 2023.
Application 17/361,574 is a continuation of application No. 16/458,107, filed on Jun. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,241,235, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/868,457, filed on Jun. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197325 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1155 (2013.01) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a surgical instrument;
a first component coupleable to the surgical instrument, wherein the first component comprises a first RFID tag storing first data;
a second component coupleable to the surgical instrument, wherein the second component comprises a second RFID tag storing second data; and
a control circuit, to:
receive the first data based on the first component being coupled to the surgical instrument;
receive the second data based on the second component being coupled to the surgical instrument; and
determine an operational setting of the surgical instrument based on the received first data and the received second data.