US Patent No: 6,849,071

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Electro-mechanical surgical device

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Abstract

An electro-mechanical surgical device includes: a housing; an elongated shaft extending from the housing, a distal end of the elongated shaft being detachably coupleable to a surgical instrument; at least two axially rotatable drive shafts disposed within the elongated shaft, a distal end of each of the drive shafts being configured to couple with the surgical instrument; a steering cable arrangement, the steering cable arrangement being configured to steer the distal end of the elongated shaft; and a motor system disposed within the housing, the motor system being configured to drive the drive shafts and the steering cable arrangement. A control system may be provided for controlling the motor system. A remote control unit may also be provided for controlling the motor system via the control system. Sensors, such as optical or Hall-effect devices, may be provided for determining the position of the elements of the surgical instrument based on the detected rotation of the drive shafts. A memory unit stores a plurality of operating programs or algorithms, each corresponding to a type of surgical instrument attachable to the electro-mechanical surgical device. The control system reads or selects from the plurality of operating programs or algorithms, the operating program or algorithm corresponding to the type of surgical instrument attached to the electro-mechanical surgical device.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
COVIDIEN LPMANSFIELD, MA1954

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burbank, John E Ridgefield, CT 43 2058
Whitman, Michael P New Hope, PA 142 5477
Zeichner, David A Oxford, CT 23 1073

Cited Art

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OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. (17)
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CATHETER IMAGING SYSTEMS (10)
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5,947,363 Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof 175 1998
 
ATRICURE, INC. (5)
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STRYKER CORPORATION (5)
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TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (5)
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
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APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION (3)
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BLACK & DECKER INC. (2)
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED (2)
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BROOKHILL-WILK 1, LLC (2)
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COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (2)
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SPETZLER, ROBERT F. (1)
5,258,007 Powered surgical instrument 105 1992
 
SRI INTERNATIONAL (1)
6,309,397 Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods 110 1999
 
STEVENS, MR. ROBERT C. (1)
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TOTAL FINA ELF (1)
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4,505,414 Expandable anvil surgical stapler 312 1983
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4,756,309 Endoscope for removal of tissue 84 1986
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4,672,961 Retrolasing catheter and method 123 1986
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4,976,688 Position-adjustable thoracic catheter 117 1989
4,957,499 Surgical suturing instrument 227 1989
5,059,203 Powered microsurgical tool 74 1989
4,962,877 Hydraulic device with flexible body for surgical anastomosts 95 1989
5,133,713 Apparatus of a spinning type of resectoscope for prostatectomy 96 1990
5,226,426 Safety penetrating instrument 132 1990
5,258,008 Surgical stapling device and associated method 175 1992
5,380,321 Shielded energy transmitting surgical instrument and methods therefor 94 1992
5,330,486 Laparoscopic or endoscopic anastomosis technique and associated instruments 360 1992
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5,868,760 Method and apparatus for endolumenally resectioning tissue 315 1994
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5,676,674 Non-invasive treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease 358 1996
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7,354,447 Disposable loading unit and surgical instruments including same 106 2005
7,670,334 Surgical instrument having an articulating end effector 42 2006
8,186,555 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with mechanical closure system 2 2006
7,845,537 Surgical instrument having recording capabilities 23 2006
7,770,775 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback 29 2006
7,766,210 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with user feedback system 23 2006
7,753,904 Endoscopic surgical instrument with a handle that can articulate with respect to the shaft 23 2006
7,644,848 Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same 54 2006
7,568,603 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with articulatable end effector 49 2006
7,464,846 Surgical instrument having a removable battery 91 2006
7,464,849 Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components 85 2006
7,422,139 Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback 86 2006
7,416,101 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with loading force feedback 90 2006
8,236,010 Surgical fastener and cutter with mimicking end effector 0 2006
7,575,144 Surgical fastener and cutter with single cable actuator 84 2006
8,322,455 Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument 0 2006
7,740,159 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with a variable control of the actuating rate of firing with mechanical power assist 29 2006
7,448,525 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with manually operated retraction apparatus 95 2006
7,441,684 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with audible and visual feedback features 89 2006
7,431,189 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with mechanical linkage coupling end effector and trigger motion 88 2006
8,365,976 Surgical staples having dissolvable, bioabsorbable or biofragmentable portions and stapling instruments for deploying the same 0 2006
8,360,297 Surgical cutting and stapling instrument with self adjusting anvil 0 2006
8,348,131 Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical indicator to show levels of tissue compression 0 2006
8,220,690 Connected surgical staples and stapling instruments for deploying the same 2 2006
7,794,475 Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same 53 2006
7,665,647 Surgical cutting and stapling device with closure apparatus for limiting maximum tissue compression force 37 2006
7,506,791 Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compression 94 2006
7,467,740 Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple heights 86 2006
7,954,682 Surgical instrument with elements to communicate between control unit and end effector 13 2007
7,900,805 Surgical instrument with enhanced battery performance 20 2007
7,738,971 Post-sterilization programming of surgical instruments 30 2007
7,721,931 Prevention of cartridge reuse in a surgical instrument 33 2007
7,721,936 Interlock and surgical instrument including same 32 2007
8,317,070 Surgical stapling devices that produce formed staples having different lengths 0 2007
7,673,781 Surgical stapling device with staple driver that supports multiple wire diameter staples 35 2007
7,500,979 Surgical stapling device with multiple stacked actuator wedge cams for driving staple drivers 79 2007
7,721,934 Articulatable drive shaft arrangements for surgical cutting and fastening instruments 27 2007
7,966,799 Method of manufacturing staples 9 2007
7,735,703 Re-loadable surgical stapling instrument 45 2007
7,673,782 Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material 57 2007
7,669,747 Washer for use with a surgical stapling instrument 72 2007
7,604,151 Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features 117 2007
7,438,209 Surgical stapling instruments having a releasable staple-forming pocket 158 2007
7,866,527 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system 36 2008
7,861,906 Surgical stapling apparatus with articulatable components 35 2008
7,819,296 Surgical stapling apparatus with retractable firing systems 35 2008
7,819,297 Surgical stapling apparatus with reprocessible handle assembly 35 2008
7,819,298 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand 37 2008
7,793,812 Disposable motor-driven loading unit for use with a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus 40 2008
7,934,630 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights 18 2008
8,161,977 Accessing data stored in a memory of a surgical instrument 5 2008
8,397,971 Sterilizable surgical instrument 0 2009
8,057,494 Methods and devices for tissue reconfiguration 1 2009
8,186,560 Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features 3 2009
8,414,577 Surgical instruments and components for use in sterile environments 0 2009
8,196,795 Disposable motor-driven loading unit for use with a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus 2 2010
D650074 Surgical instrument 32 2010
8,424,740 Surgical instrument having a directional switching mechanism 0 2010
8,167,185 Surgical instrument having recording capabilities 4 2010
8,277,468 Tissue reconfiguration 0 2010
8,196,796 Shaft based rotary drive system for surgical instruments 3 2011
8,172,124 Surgical instrument having recording capabilities 5 2011
8,157,153 Surgical instrument with force-feedback capabilities 5 2011
8,113,410 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features 7 2011
8,292,155 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback 2 2011
 
COVIDIEN LP (36)
7,537,602 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 25 2006
7,434,716 Staple driver for articulating surgical stapler 7 2006
7,422,136 Powered surgical stapling device 121 2007
7,950,560 Powered surgical instrument 34 2007
8,028,882 Anvil position detector for a surgical stapler 0 2007
7,823,760 Powered surgical stapling device platform 3 2007
7,931,660 Powered tacker instrument 2 2007
7,556,185 Surgical instrument with flexible drive mechanism 36 2007
7,887,530 Powered surgical instrument 17 2008
7,757,925 Battery powered surgical instrument 2 2008
7,637,409 Powered surgical stapling device 34 2008
7,870,989 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display 32 2008
7,648,055 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation 17 2008
7,909,221 Battery powered surgical instrument 36 2008
7,641,095 Staple driver for articulating surgical stapler 10 2008
7,922,063 Powered surgical instrument 35 2008
7,845,538 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 5 2009
8,074,858 Surgical retraction mechanism 0 2009
7,753,248 Surgical instrument with flexible drive mechanism 5 2009
8,011,551 Retraction mechanism with clutch-less drive for use with a surgical apparatus 24 2009
8,006,887 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation 3 2010
8,328,061 Surgical instrument for joining tissue 0 2010
8,038,044 Surgical instrument with flexible drive mechanism 1 2010
8,056,791 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 3 2010
8,132,705 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display 0 2010
8,267,924 Powered surgical instrument 0 2011
8,201,721 Powered surgical instrument 0 2011
8,348,125 Battery powered surgical instrument 0 2011
8,328,823 Powered tacker instrument 0 2011
8,092,493 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation 2 2011
8,240,536 Powered surgical stapling device 0 2011
8,118,208 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 1 2011
8,157,150 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display 0 2011
8,240,537 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation 1 2011
8,186,559 Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device 2 2012
8,419,768 Surgical stapling apparatus with powered articulation 0 2012
 
THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC (8)
7,832,611 Steerable surgical stapler 42 2007
7,823,761 Maneuverable surgical stapler 1 2007
7,810,691 Gentle touch surgical stapler 0 2007
7,975,894 Sensing surgical fastener 1 2007
7,798,385 Surgical stapling instrument with chemical sealant 0 2007
7,922,064 Surgical fastening device with cutter 1 2007
8,157,147 Surgical stapling instrument with chemical sealant 0 2010
7,931,182 Steerable surgical stapler 0 2010
 
COVIDIEN AG (2)
7,416,437 Connector systems for electrosurgical generator 30 2006
7,766,693 Connector systems for electrosurgical generator 6 2008
 
NDO SURICAL, INC. (1)
7,736,373 Methods and devices for tissue reconfiguration 2 2004

Maintenance Fees

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Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00