MULTIPLE SENSORS WITH ONE SENSOR AFFECTING A SECOND SENSOR'S OUTPUT OR INTERPRETATION
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1. An end effector comprising:
- a first jaw member defining an anvil;
a second jaw member configured to receive a cartridge therein, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member;
a first sensor coupled to the anvil, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter; and
a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are related, and wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with a processor.
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Abstract
An end effector is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw member defining an anvil; a second jaw member configured to receive a cartridge therein, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member; a first sensor coupled to the anvil; and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter. The first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter. The first parameter and the second parameter are related. The first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with a processor.
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23 Claims
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1. An end effector comprising:
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a first jaw member defining an anvil; a second jaw member configured to receive a cartridge therein, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member; a first sensor coupled to the anvil, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter; and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are related, and wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for determining the clamp geometry of an end effector, the process comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a first signal from a first sensor indicative of a first parameter of an end effector measured by the first sensor, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw member and a second jaw member, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member; receiving, by the processor, a second signal from a second sensor indicative of a second parameter of the end effector measured by the second sensor; determining, by the processor, the clamp geometry of the first jaw member and the second jaw member based on the first signal and the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle comprising a processor; a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the shaft is removeably coupled to the handle at the proximal end; and an end effector coupled to the distal end of the shaft, the end effector comprising; a first jaw member defining an anvil; a second jaw member configured to receive a cartridge therein, wherein the first jaw member is moveable with respect to the second jaw member; a first sensor coupled to the anvil, wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a first parameter; and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are related, and wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with the processor.
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