US 12,108,951 B2
Staple cartridge comprising a sensing array and a temperature control system
Patrick L. Creamer, New Orleans, LA (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US); and Jason L Harris, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/186,373.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273303 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 34/30 (2016.02); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical stapling system, comprising:
an end effector;
a cartridge body removable from said end effector and comprising a deck and staple cavities defined in said deck;
staples removably stored in said staple cavities, wherein said staples are ejected from said staple cavities during a staple firing stroke;
a staple firing drive configured to produce said staple firing stroke;
a sensing array configured to assess a parameter of patient tissue supported by said cartridge body;
a heat sink contained entirely within said cartridge body and configured to conduct heat away from said sensing array and to at least a portion of said cartridge body, the heat sink comprising a longitudinal rail extending between a proximal end and a distal end of said cartridge body;
a temperature sensor in said cartridge body;
a data transmission antenna; and
a control system in communication with said sensing array, said temperature sensor, and said data transmission antenna, wherein said control system is configured to receive sensed tissue data from said sensing array and sensed temperature data from said temperature sensor, and wherein said control system is configured to output processed data derived from said sensed tissue data and said sensed temperature data to said data transmission antenna.