US US11648008B2

Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities

Publication no.

US11648008B2
Priority date
2006-01-31
Filing date
2021-05-31
Published
2023-05-16
Granted
2023-05-16
Assignee
Cilag Gmbh International
Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Abstract

A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has a force delivery system which communicates a changing force to a user of the surgical instrument when a limit of a surgical function is reached. A sensor senses position of a moving element to communicate a signal to the force delivery system. In …

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