US 12,402,896 B2
Adaptive tool operation
Roland-Alois Högerle, Tuttlingen (DE)
Assigned to Aesculap AG, (DE)
Appl. No. 17/917,051
Filed by Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen (DE)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/058602
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 5, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/204664, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020109932.0 (DE), filed on Apr. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0149026 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1626 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device comprising:
a drive;
a control device configured to store a target current demand according to requirements of the drive, and to determine a minimum current demand according to a minimum requirement of the drive during a current operation and, based on the minimum current demand, to adjust a maximum value of the target current demand provided to limit the current for the current operation of the medical device; and
wherein the control device is configured, when the minimum current demand exceeds a threshold value, to trigger a signal containing information about wear of the medical device, which is intended for a user of the medical device.