US 12,329,378 B2
Handheld electromechanical surgical system
Patrick Mozdzierz, Glastonbury, CT (US); Anthony Sgroi, Jr., Southbury, CT (US); James P. Delbo, Danville, PA (US); Charles R. Kollar, Washington, DC (US); John J. Hryb, IV, Southington, CT (US); Scott G. Firth, Guilford, CT (US); David E. Valentine, Jr., Hamden, CT (US); Paul D. Richard, Shelton, CT (US); Stephen R. Paul, Burlington, CT (US); Steven H. Joyce, Durham, CT (US); Haley E. Strassner, Hamden, CT (US); Alexander J. Hart, Tolland, CT (US); and Joseph Eisinger, Northford, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/116,960.
Application 18/116,960 is a continuation of application No. 17/019,721, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,596,400, issued on Mar. 7, 2023.
Application 17/019,721 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/972,641, filed on May 7, 2018, granted, now 11,045,199, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,276, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,297, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0200812 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2560/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method of operating a surgical device including a surgical stapler reload and an anvil assembly having a head assembly movable between a non-tilted orientation for cooperation with the surgical staple reload to form a plurality of surgical staples and a tilted orientation, the method comprising:
monitoring an axial distance of the tilted head assembly relative to the reload.