SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A CONTROL UNIT OF A ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND REMOTE SENSOR

• US 20180311002A1
• Filed: 07/05/2018
• Published: 11/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cilag Gmbh International (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Ethicon, LLC (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Giordano, James R., Swayze, Jeffrey S., Shelton, IV, Frederick E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,751,138 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00234 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clampsstaplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105; for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; staplers in general B25C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/072 for applying a row of staples in a single action , e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/07207 the staples being applied sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/105 Wound clamp magazines for packaging sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1222 Packages or dispensers therefor clip magazines incorporated in a clip-applying instrument A61B17/128; for surgical articles A61B50/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/295 combined with cutting implements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32 Surgical cutting instruments A61B18/042 takes precedence; suture cutters A61B17/0467; instruments for ligaturing or cutting A61B17/128; instruments for rupturing the amniotic membrane A61B17/4208; specially adapted knives for eye surgery A61F9/0133
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00022 Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00039 Electric or electromagnetic phenomena other than conductivity, e.g. capacity, inductivity, Hall effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00212 using remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00221 with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00362 Packages or dispensers for MIS instruments A61B2017/0479 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00473 Distal part, e.g. tip or head A61B2017/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00685 Archimedes screw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07214 Stapler heads
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07271 : characterised by its cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07278 : characterised by its sled or its staple holder
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07285 : characterised by its cutter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2927 : the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2943 : Toothed members, e.g. rack and pinion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320093 : additional movable means performing cutting operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320094 : additional movable means performing clamping operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320095 : with sealing or cauterizing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320097 : with stapling means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2053 : Tracking an applied voltage gradient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2059 : Mechanical position encoders
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2072 : Reference field transducer attached to an instrument or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/302 : specifically adapted for manipulations within body cavities, e.g. within abdominal or thoracic cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/065 : for measuring contact or contact pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0811 : for the position of a particular part of an instrument with respect to the rest of the instrument, e.g. position of the anvil of a stapling instrument
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0814 : Preventing re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/028 : Microscale sensors, e.g. electromechanical sensors [MEMS]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 : Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/71 : Manipulators operated by drive cable mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/36 : for collecting or disposing of used articles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 : using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 5/04 : Packaging single articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 55/16 : by irradiation
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 55/18 : by liquids or gases B65B55/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system that has a control unit and a shaft portion that includes an electrically conductive elongated member that is attached to a portion of the robotic system. The elongated member is configured to transmit control motions from the robotic system to an end effector.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system comprising a first rotatable driver and a second rotatable driver, said surgical instrument comprising:

an end effector, comprising;

a jaw;

an anvil;

a staple cartridge removably positioned in said jaw; and

an end effector spine;

a shaft assembly, comprising;

a longitudinal axis;

an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is rotatable relative to said longitudinal axis about said articulation joint;

a shaft spine rotatably connected to said end effector spine across said articulation joint; and

a cutting instrument movable along said longitudinal axis between a starting position and an ending position; and

a control system, comprising;

a cutting drive configured to displace said cutting instrument toward said ending position in response to the first rotatable driver of the robotic system; and

a shaft rotation arrangement configured to rotate said shaft assembly about said longitudinal axis in response to the second rotatable driver on the robotic system, wherein the rotation of said shaft assembly does not displace said cutting instrument within said shaft assembly, and wherein said cutting drive and said shaft rotation arrangement are separate and distinct.

22. The surgical instrument of claim 21, wherein said anvil is rotatable relative to said jaw between an open position and a clamped position.

23. The surgical instrument of claim 22, wherein said control system further comprises a clamping drive capable of rotating said anvil toward said clamped position.

24. The surgical instrument of claim 23, wherein the robotic system comprises a shifting driver, wherein said shifting driver is capable of shifting the first rotatable driver between said cutting drive of said control system and said clamping drive of said control system.

25. The surgical instrument of claim 21, wherein said staple cartridge is replaceable.

26. A surgical stapling system, comprising:

a first motor-driven system configured to transmit a first rotary motion;

a second motor-driven system configured to transmit a second rotary motion;

an end effector, comprising;

a first jaw;

a second jaw;

a staple cartridge removably positioned in said first jaw; and

an end effector spine;

an elongate shaft, comprising;

a longitudinal axis;

an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is rotatable relative to said longitudinal axis about said articulation joint;

a shaft spine rotatably connected to said end effector spine across said articulation joint; and

a cutting instrument movable along said longitudinal axis between a starting position and an ending position; and

a control system, comprising;

a first transfer system configured to displace said cutting instrument toward said ending position in response to said first rotary motion from said first motor-driven system; and

a second transfer system configured to rotate said elongate shaft about said longitudinal axis in response to said second rotary motion from said second motor-driven system, wherein the rotation of said elongate shaft does not longitudinally displace said cutting instrument within said elongate shaft, and wherein said first transfer system and said second transfer system are separately and distinctly operable.

27. The surgical stapling system of claim 26, wherein said second jaw is rotatable relative to said first jaw between an open position and a closed position.

28. The surgical stapling system of claim 27, wherein said control system further comprises a third transfer system capable of rotating said second jaw toward said closed position.

29. The surgical stapling system of claim 28, further comprising a shifting system, wherein said shifting system is configured to shift the first motor-driven system between said first transfer system of said control system and said third transfer system of said control system.

31. A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system comprising a first rotatable driver and a second rotatable driver, said surgical instrument comprising:

an end effector, comprising;

a frame;

an anvil rotatable relative to said frame between an open position and a clamped position, wherein said anvil rotates toward said clamped position in response to a clamping motion;

a staple cartridge removably positioned in said frame; and

an end effector frame;

a shaft assembly, comprising;

a longitudinal axis;

an articulation joint defining a fixed axis of rotation, wherein said end effector is rotatable relative to said longitudinal axis about said articulation joint;

a shaft frame rotatably connected to said end effector frame across said articulation joint; and

a knife movable between an unfired position and a fired position, wherein said knife moves toward said fired position in response to a firing motion; and

a control system, comprising;

a cutting drive configured to provide said firing motion to said knife in response to the first rotatable driver of the robotic system;

a shaft rotation drive configured to rotate said shaft assembly about said longitudinal axis in response to the second rotatable driver on the robotic system, wherein the rotation of said shaft assembly does not displace said cutting instrument within said shaft assembly, and wherein said cutting drive and said shaft rotation drive are separate and distinct;

a clamping drive; and

a shifting arrangement configured to shift the first rotatable driver between engagement with said cutting drive and said clamping drive, wherein said clamping drive is configured to provide said clamping motion to said anvil in response to the first rotatable driver of the robotic system when said shifting arrangement has engaged the first rotatable driver with said clamping drive.

32. The surgical instrument of claim 31, wherein said clamping drive and said shaft rotation drive are separate and distinct.

33. The surgical instrument of claim 31, wherein said staple cartridge is replaceable.