System and method for calibrating a surgical instrument
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating a surgical end effector, the method comprising:
- connecting the surgical end effector to a handheld electromechanical driver assembly;
operating the surgical end effector a first time;
determining a correction factor;
storing first calibration data in a memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly;
storing second calibration data in a memory other than the memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly;
storing the correction factor in a memory of the surgical end effector; and
reading, via a processor, at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data for operating the surgical end effector a second time, via the handheld electromechanical driver assembly, in accordance with selection of at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data,wherein the first or second calibration data includes data correlating a number of rotations of a rotatable drive shaft of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly to a change in distance between a first component and a second component of the surgical end effector.
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Abstract
A calibration system for a surgical instrument. The calibration system includes an actuator, such as a motor system and a flexible shaft. The calibration system also includes a surgical instrument actuatable by the actuator. The calibration system also include calibration data corresponding to the surgical instrument. A processor is configured to process the calibration data for determining a position of the surgical instrument. The calibration system may include a sensor configured to provide a signal corresponding to a movement of the actuator, the processor being further configured to process the signal for determining a position of the surgical instrument.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for calibrating a surgical end effector, the method comprising:
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connecting the surgical end effector to a handheld electromechanical driver assembly; operating the surgical end effector a first time; determining a correction factor; storing first calibration data in a memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly; storing second calibration data in a memory other than the memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly; storing the correction factor in a memory of the surgical end effector; and reading, via a processor, at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data for operating the surgical end effector a second time, via the handheld electromechanical driver assembly, in accordance with selection of at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data, wherein the first or second calibration data includes data correlating a number of rotations of a rotatable drive shaft of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly to a change in distance between a first component and a second component of the surgical end effector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for calibrating a surgical end effector, the method comprising:
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connecting the surgical end effector to a handheld electromechanical driver assembly; actuating the surgical end effector; determining a correction factor; storing first calibration data in a memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly; storing second calibration data in a memory other than the memory of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly; storing the correction factor in a memory of the surgical end effector; and reading, via a processor, at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data for re-actuating the surgical end effector in accordance with selection of at least one of the correction factor, the first calibration data, or the second calibration data, wherein the first or second calibration data includes data correlating a number of rotations of a rotatable drive shaft of the handheld electromechanical driver assembly to a change in distance between a first component and a second component of the surgical end effector. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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