US 12,329,379 B2
Surgical system with wireless array for power and data transfer
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 Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/379,781.
Prior Publication US 2025/0120699 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0808 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a shaft; and
an end effector extending from the shaft, the end effector comprising:
a staple cartridge comprising:
a cartridge deck;
a cartridge body; and
a cartridge antenna supported by the cartridge body
a longitudinal channel comprising:
a base;
a first wall extending from the base;
a second wall extending from the base, wherein the second wall is spaced apart from the first wall to accommodate the staple cartridge therebetween in an assembled configuration; and
a channel antenna supported by the first wall, wherein the cartridge antenna and the channel antenna are to cooperatively define a wireless signal-transfer circuit in the assembled configuration; and
an aligner to interlock the staple cartridge and the longitudinal channel in the assembled configuration, wherein the aligner is adjacent the channel antenna and the cartridge antenna to maintain a predefined spatial relation between the channel antenna and the cartridge antenna in the assembled configuration.