US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Sept. 23 for "Adaptive knife-based closure methods for surgical stapler" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,638, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Adaptive knife-based closure methods for surgical stapler" was invented by Paul Moubarak (West Chester, Ohio) and Christopher M. Korte (North Bend, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus (1000) includes an end effector (200), a motor (1100), a sensor (1104), and a controller (1150). The end effector includes first and second jaws (202, 204) and a knife (206). The controller obtains using the sensor a first force value exerted by the motor as the knife is contacting the ramp surface. The controller determines whether the first force value...