Device status feedback for bipolar tissue spacer
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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an end effector extending distally from the shaft, the end effector comprising;
a first jaw;
a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable relative to the other one of the first jaw and the second jaw to transition the end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration;
an electrode operable to seal tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration; and
a cutting member movable to cut the tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration;
a housing extending proximally from the shaft, the housing comprising;
a closure trigger actuatable in a closure stroke to transition the end effector from the open configuration to the approximated configuration, the closure trigger movable between an initial unactuated position and an actuated position during the closure stroke; and
a firing trigger actuatable in a firing stroke to advance the cutting member to cut the tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration; and
a feedback system comprising an indicator circuit, the indicator circuit comprising;
a first switch transitionable between a first switch inactive configuration and a first switch active configuration, the first switch associated with the closure trigger, wherein the actuation of the closure trigger from the initial unactuated position to the actuated position transitions the first switch from the first switch active configuration to the first switch inactive configuration;
a second switch transitionable between a second switch inactive configuration and a second switch active configuration, the second switch associated with the firing trigger, wherein actuation of the firing trigger transitions the second switch from the second switch inactive configuration to the second switch active configuration; and
an indicator activated when the first switch is in the first switch active configuration and when the second switch is in the second switch active configuration.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a feedback system. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable relative to the other one of the first jaw and the second jaw to transition the end effector during a closure stroke between an open configuration, a first approximated configuration, and a second approximated configuration. The feedback system includes an indicator, the indicator transitionable between a first indicator position, a second indicator position, and a third indicator position, wherein the indicator is in the first indicator position when the end effect is in the open configuration, wherein the indicator is in the second indicator position when the end effector is in the first approximated configuration, and wherein the indicator is in the third indicator position when the end effector is in the second approximated configuration.
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17 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft; an end effector extending distally from the shaft, the end effector comprising; a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable relative to the other one of the first jaw and the second jaw to transition the end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration; an electrode operable to seal tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration; and a cutting member movable to cut the tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration; a housing extending proximally from the shaft, the housing comprising; a closure trigger actuatable in a closure stroke to transition the end effector from the open configuration to the approximated configuration, the closure trigger movable between an initial unactuated position and an actuated position during the closure stroke; and a firing trigger actuatable in a firing stroke to advance the cutting member to cut the tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw in the approximated configuration; and a feedback system comprising an indicator circuit, the indicator circuit comprising; a first switch transitionable between a first switch inactive configuration and a first switch active configuration, the first switch associated with the closure trigger, wherein the actuation of the closure trigger from the initial unactuated position to the actuated position transitions the first switch from the first switch active configuration to the first switch inactive configuration; a second switch transitionable between a second switch inactive configuration and a second switch active configuration, the second switch associated with the firing trigger, wherein actuation of the firing trigger transitions the second switch from the second switch inactive configuration to the second switch active configuration; and an indicator activated when the first switch is in the first switch active configuration and when the second switch is in the second switch active configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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an end effector, the end effector transitionable between an open configuration, a first approximated configuration, and a second approximated configuration; a closure drive assembly movable in a closure stroke to transition the end effector from the open configuration to the first approximated configuration and further to the second approximated configuration; a cutting member; a firing drive assembly; a firing trigger operably coupled to the firing drive assembly, the firing trigger actuatable in a firing stroke between an initial unactuated position, a first actuated position, and a second actuated position, wherein the firing trigger is movable from the first actuated position to the second actuated position to motivate the firing drive assembly to advance the cutting member to engage tissue captured by the end effector in the second approximated configuration; and a feedback system comprising an indicator circuit, the indicator circuit comprising; a first switch transitionable between a first switch open position and a first switch closed position, wherein the first switch is in the first switch closed position when the end effector is in the first approximated configuration, and wherein the first switch is in the first switch open position when the end effector is in the second approximated configuration; a second switch transitionable between a second switch open position and a second switch closed position, wherein the second switch is in the second switch open position when the firing trigger is in the initial unactuated position, and wherein the second switch is in the second switch closed position when the firing trigger is in the first actuated position; and an indicator activated when the first switch is in the first switch closed position and when the second switch is in the second switch closed position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft; a handle extending proximally from the shaft, the handle comprising a closure trigger actuatable in a closure stroke between an initial unactuated position and a locked actuated position; an end effector extending distally from the shaft, the end effector operably coupled to the closure trigger, wherein the end effector comprises; a first jaw; and a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable relative to the other one of the first jaw and the second jaw to transition the end effector during the closure stroke between an open configuration, a first approximated configuration, and a second approximated configuration; and a feedback system including an indicator circuit, the indicator circuit comprising; a first switch transitionable between a first open position, an intermediate closed position, and a second open position, wherein the first switch is in the first open position when the end effector is in the open configuration, wherein the first switch is in the intermediate closed position when the end effector is in the first approximated configuration, and wherein the first switch is in the second open position when the end effect is in the second approximated configuration; a second switch transitionable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the second switch is in the open position when the closure trigger is in the initial unactuated position, and wherein the second switch is in the closed position when the closure trigger is in the locked actuated position; and an indicator, the indicator activated when the first switch is in the intermediate closed position and when the second switch is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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