SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH TISSUE MARKING ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: EITAN T WIENER, JEFFREY L ALDRIDGE, HOUSER KEVIN L, JASON L HARRIS, TAMARA WIDENHOUSE, MESSERLY JEFFREY D, JEROME R MORGAN, DAVID C YATES, SHELTON FREDERICK E IV
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 10.04.2024
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY

To provide a surgical instrument.SOLUTION: A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a marking assembly. The end effector includes a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw to grasp tissue therebetween; and a tissue-treatment mechanism configured to apply a tissue treatment to the tissue grasped between the first jaw and the second jaw. The marking assembly is configured to apply a distinct marking to the tissue unique to each tissue treatment application, wherein the distinct marking distinguishes the tissue treatment application from other tissue treatment applications.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 30 【課題】外科用器具を提供すること。【解決手段】外科用器具は、エンドエフェクタ及びマーキングアセンブリを含む。エンドエフェクタは、第１のジョーと、第１のジョーとの間に組織を把持するように第１のジョーに対して移動可能な第２のジョーと、第１のジョーと第２のジョーとの間に把持された組織に組織処理を適用するように構成された組織処理機構と、を含む。各組織処理適用に固有の別個のマーキングを組織に施すように構成されたマーキングアセンブリであって、別個のマーキングは、組織処理適用を他の組織処理適用と区別する。【選択図】図３０