METHOD FOR TISSUE TREATMENT BY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

A method for treating tissue using a surgical instrument including at least one electrode and a staple cartridge is disclosed. The method includes causing the at least one electrode to deliver a therapeutic energy to the tissue in a first phase of a surgical treatment by the surgical instrument, dep...

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Main Authors Worthington, Sarah A, Patel, Ravi C, Liebowitz, Joshua L, Harris, Demetrius N, Brady, John E, Shelton, IV, Frederick E, Fiebig, Kevin M, Mastroianni, Nina
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.06.2022
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A method for treating tissue using a surgical instrument including at least one electrode and a staple cartridge is disclosed. The method includes causing the at least one electrode to deliver a therapeutic energy to the tissue in a first phase of a surgical treatment by the surgical instrument, deploying staples from the staple cartridge into the tissue in a second phase of the surgical treatment, monitoring a first tissue property in the first phase of the surgical treatment, switching from the first phase to the second phase if at least one of two conditions is met, setting a parameter of the second phase of the surgical treatment based on at least one measurement of the first tissue property determined in the first phase of the surgical treatment, and monitoring a second tissue property, different from the first tissue property, in the second phase of the surgical treatment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017109589