Control system for clip applier
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1. A surgical clip applier system, comprising:
- a clip applier shaft assembly having a shaft with a plurality of clips disposed therein and a pair of jaws at a distal end thereof, the clip applier shaft assembly including a clip advancing assembly configured to feed a distal-most clip of the plurality of clips into the pair of jaws, and a clamping assembly configured to move the pair of jaws from an open position to a closed position to form the distal-most clip around tissue;
a drive assembly operably coupled to the clamping assembly and to a motor for driving the clamping assembly through a first stage of clip formation in which a clip in the jaws is moved from an initial open configuration to a partially closed configuration, and to further drive the clamping assembly through a second stage of clip formation in which the clip is moved from the partially closed configuration to a final closed configuration; and
a control system configured to control the motor so as to control a velocity of the clamping assembly during the first stage of clip formation, and to terminate actuation of the motor and thus the drive assembly during the second stage of clip formation if a load on the motor exceeds a first predetermined load threshold.
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Abstract
Controls systems and methods are provided for controlling a surgical clip applier for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a control system is provided for controlling at least one motor coupled to a drive system on a surgical clip applier device for driving one or more drive assemblies and thereby actuating one or more actuation assemblies. The control system can be configured to communicate with the drive system of the clip applier tool and to control and modify movement of one or more drive assemblies and actuation assemblies based on certain feedback.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical clip applier system, comprising:
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a clip applier shaft assembly having a shaft with a plurality of clips disposed therein and a pair of jaws at a distal end thereof, the clip applier shaft assembly including a clip advancing assembly configured to feed a distal-most clip of the plurality of clips into the pair of jaws, and a clamping assembly configured to move the pair of jaws from an open position to a closed position to form the distal-most clip around tissue; a drive assembly operably coupled to the clamping assembly and to a motor for driving the clamping assembly through a first stage of clip formation in which a clip in the jaws is moved from an initial open configuration to a partially closed configuration, and to further drive the clamping assembly through a second stage of clip formation in which the clip is moved from the partially closed configuration to a final closed configuration; and a control system configured to control the motor so as to control a velocity of the clamping assembly during the first stage of clip formation, and to terminate actuation of the motor and thus the drive assembly during the second stage of clip formation if a load on the motor exceeds a first predetermined load threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical clip applier system, comprising:
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an electromechanical tool shaft assembly having an instrument shaft, an end effector at a distal end thereof having a pair of jaws movable between open and closed positions, a clip stack disposed within the instrument shaft and comprising a plurality of clips, a clip advancing assembly extending through the instrument shaft and configured to feed a distal-most clip of the clip stack into the pair of jaws, a clamping assembly configured to move the pair of jaws from the open position to the closed position to move the distal-most clip in the pair of jaws from the open configuration to a tissue-engaging configuration; a drive system operably coupled to the electromechanical tool shaft assembly and having a motor configured to drive the clamping assembly through a first stage in which the jaws are moved from the open configuration to a partially closed configuration to thereby partially close a distal-most clip disposed within the jaws, and a second stage in which the jaws are moved from the partially closed configuration to the closed configuration to thereby move the clip to the tissue-engaging configuration; and a control system configured to actuate the drive system and thereby control movement of the clamping assembly so as to control a velocity of the clamping assembly during the first stage, and to terminate actuation of the motor and thus the drive assembly during the second stage if a load on the motor exceeds a first predetermined load threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for applying a clip to tissue, comprising:
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manipulating a clip applier device to position tissue within a clip seated in a pair of jaws on a distal end of a elongate shaft of the clip applier device; and actuating a drive system to cause a motor to drive a clamping assembly to thereby move the pair of jaws through a first stage of formation in which the clip is moved from an open configuration to partially closed configuration, and to further move the pair of jaws through a second stage of formation in which the clip is moved from the partially closed configuration to a closed configuration to cause the clip to engage the tissue; wherein a control system operably coupled to the drive system actuates the drive system to control movement of the clamping assembly at a velocity during the first stage of formation, and the control system stops movement of the drive system and thus the clamping assembly during the second stage of formation if a load on the motor exceeds a first predetermined threshold load. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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