US 12,402,880 B1
Dummy cartridge with load cells for measuring tissue thickness and indicating cartridge selection
Gregory Scott, Fort Collins, CO (US); Bradley A. Arnold, Mason, OH (US); Mallory Schroeder, San Jose, CA (US); Ryan Reese, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); Marissa Talia Kamenir, Cincinnati, OH (US); Carolyn Williams, Cincinnati, OH (US); Patrick M Schleitweiler, West Chester, OH (US); Dhruv Patel, Hudson, OH (US); Nicholas William Seipelt, Milford, OH (US); and Karen Averbeck, Dayton, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/634,429.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3908 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A staple cartridge selection system, comprising:
an end effector configurable in an unclamped configuration and a clamped configuration, the end effector comprising:
a cartridge jaw; and
an anvil jaw pivotably connected to the cartridge jaw to clamp tissue; and
a load sensing cartridge insertable into a channel of the cartridge jaw of the end effector for assembly therewith, the load sensing cartridge comprising:
a body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
an elongated channel within the body between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion;
a load sensor disposed within the elongated channel of the load sensing cartridge, the load sensor configured to sense a parameter indicative of a tissue thickness when tissue is clamped between the anvil jaw and the cartridge jaw in the clamped configuration; and
a visual indicator configured to display a visual indication based on the parameter sensed by the load sensor.