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WIRELESS FORCE SENSOR ON A DISTAL PORTION OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD

  • US 20180214222A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2018
  • Published: 08/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • a shaft having an exterior surface;

    a wrist joint coupled to the shaft; and

    a surgical end effector mounted distal to said wrist joint, the surgical instrument comprising a jaw portion,the jaw portion having an external non-contact surface bounding a contact surface, wherein a force sensor is mounted on the non-contact external surface, the force sensor comprising;

    a wireless package comprising a surface acoustic wave strain sensor and a folded antenna, the folded antenna being electrically coupled to the surface acoustic wave strain sensor.

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