A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium.
申请公布号
US2013020376(A1)
申请公布日期
2013.01.24
申请号
US201213627246
申请日期
2012.09.26
申请人
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.;ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
发明人
SHELTON, IV FREDERICK E.;OUWERKERK JOHN N.;MORGAN JEROME R.;SWAYZE JEFFREY S.