MODULAR BATTERY POWERED HANDHELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF ENERGY BASED ON BUTTON DISPLACEMENT, INTENSITY, OR LOCAL TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION
Frederick E. Shelton, IV,David C. Yates,Kevin L. Houser,Jeffrey D. Messerly,Jason L. Harris
申请号：
US15382246
公开号：
US20170202607A1
申请日:
2016.12.16
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical instrument comprises a controller configured to control application of RF or ultrasonic energy at a low level when displacement or intensity of a button is above a first threshold but below a second threshold higher than the first threshold, and control application of RF or ultrasonic energy at a high level when the displacement or intensity exceeds the second threshold. In another aspect, a surgical instrument comprises a first sensor configured to measure a tissue characteristic at a first location, a second sensor configured to measure the tissue characteristic at a second location, and a controller configured to, based at least in part on the measured tissue characteristic at the first location and the second location, control application of RF or ultrasonic energy.
