Disposable loading unit with user feedback features and surgical instrument for use therewith
摘要
A disposable loading unit for operable attachment to a surgical stapling apparatus. The disposable loading unit may have a spent cartridge indication system for providing an indication of whether the loading unit has been previously fired. Other embodiments are disclosed that employ a blade monitoring system for providing feedback to the user concerning the amount of strain being experienced by the blade during cutting and stapling.
申请公布号
US7913891(B2)
申请公布日期
2011.03.29
申请号
US20080031624
申请日期
2008.02.14
申请人
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
发明人
DOLL KEVIN R.;UTH JOSHUA R.;SCHEIB CHARLES J.;HUEIL GEOFFREY C.;ORTIZ MARK S.;HOFFMAN DOUGLAS B.;WEIZMAN PATRICK A.;BRUEWER DEAN B.;BLAIR GREGORY B.;SHELTON, IV FREDERICK E.