Surgical instrument control circuit having a safety processor

US9690362B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Richard L. Leimbach · Cincinnati, US
• Shane R. Adams · Lebanon, US
• Mark D. Overmyer · Cincinnati, US
• Brett E. Swensgard · West Chester, US
• Thomas W. Lytle, IV · Monroe, US
• Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
• Kevin L. Houser · Springboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 26, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02M1/0067
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument control circuit. The control circuit includes a primary processor, a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor, and a segmented circuit. The segmented circuit includes a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor. The plurality of circuit segments is configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument. The safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments.