Devices, systems, and methods for detecting tissue and foreign objects during a surgical operation
US12343011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed herein. The surgical instrument can include an end effector that includes jaws configured to transition between an opened condition and a closed condition, a plurality of electrodes positioned within the jaws of the end effector, a control circuit, and a memory configured to store an algorithm configured to cause the control circuit to determine an impedance signal based on signals received from the plurality of electrodes, detect a media positioned between the jaws of the end effector based on the determined impedance signal, determine a position of the detected media based on the received signals, and generate an alert associated with the detected media and the determined position.
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