Method for communicating between modules and devices in a modular surgical system

J Henderson, JP Morgan, AW Carroll… - US Patent App. 16 …, 2020 - Google Patents
2020-04-08 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: CARROLL …

Modular surgical energy system with module positional awareness sensing with voltage detection

J Henderson, JP Morgan, AW Carroll… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A modular surgical system is disclosed. The modular surgical system comprises a header
module, a first surgical module, a second surgical module, and a module identification …

Flexible hand-switch circuit

J Henderson, JP Morgan, AW Carroll… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
An energy module is disclosed. The energy module includes a hand-switch circuit, a
surgical instrument interface coupled to the hand-switch circuit, and a control circuit coupled …

First and second communication protocol arrangement for driving primary and secondary devices through a single port

AW Carroll, JL Aldridge, DE Brueske… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a first control circuit
configured to communicate with an energy module using at least a first protocol over a first …

Smart return pad sensing through modulation of near field communication and contact quality monitoring signals

J Henderson, JP Morgan, AW Carroll… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Aspects of the present disclosure are presented for systems and methods for identifying
characteristics of a return pad in a monopolar electrosurgical system using contact quality …

Energy module for driving multiple energy modalities

J Henderson, JP Morgan, ET Wiener… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
An energy module for driving electrosurgical and/or ultrasonic surgical instruments is
disclosed. The energy module can include an amplifier assembly that is configured to drive …

Passive header module for a modular energy system

J Henderson, JP Morgan, AW Carroll… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A modular energy system including a header module and a module. The header module
includes a display screen for displaying a user interface. The header module is configured to …

Backplane connector design to connect stacked energy modules

BJ Oberkircher, ET Wiener, WD Haberstich… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A first module configured to engage with a second module in a stacked configuration to
define a modular energy system is provided. The second module comprises a second …

Modular surgical energy system with module positional awareness sensing with time counter

JP Morgan, J Henderson - 2020 - Google Patents
WO2020204988A1 - Modular surgical energy system with module positional awareness sensing
with time counter - Google Patents WO2020204988A1 - Modular surgical energy system with …

Patient monitoring system

JA Lane, SD Baker, R Williamson - US Patent 10,548,476, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A subject monitoring system operates to detect a current status of a subject
in a subject arrangement area, such as on a bed, and predict an upcoming status of the …