Clip applier comprising interchangeable clip reloads

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a
shaft extending from the housing, and a first reload releasably attachable to the shaft. The …

Surgical system comprising a surgical tool and a surgical hub

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos - US Patent 11,229,436, 2022 - Google Patents
A surgical system for use in a surgical theater is disclosed. The surgical system comprises a
surgical tool and a surgical hub. The surgical tool comprises a motor, a motor controller in …

Clip applier comprising a movable clip magazine

FE Shelton IV, DJ Mumaw, JL Harris… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a
shaft extending from the housing, an end effector extending from the shaft, a motor, a rotary …

Clip applier comprising clip advancing systems

FE Shelton IV, MJ Stokes, GG Scott… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a
shaft defining a shaft axis, and an end effector. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a …

Surgical instruments comprising a system for articulation and rotation compensation

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, CO Baxter III - US Patent 10,772,651, 2020 - Google Patents
US10772651B2 - Surgical instruments comprising a system for articulation and rotation
compensation - Google Patents US10772651B2 - Surgical instruments comprising a system for …

Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, DC Yates - US Patent 11,510,741, 2022 - Google Patents
A method for producing a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining
a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end comprising a shaft interface surface …

Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems

FE Shelton IV, DC Yates, JL Harris, JR Morgan… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical suturing instrument using machine
learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. The method comprises gathering data during …

Integrated satellite-terrestrial networks toward 6G: Architectures, applications, and challenges

X Zhu, C Jiang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing global communication demands and the development of Internet of
Things (IoT), extending the connectivity to rural and remote areas has become imperative for …

Method for communicating with surgical instrument systems

SK Parihar, FE Shelton IV, JR Morgan… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
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Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris - US Patent 11,291,510, 2022 - Google Patents
A method for downloading data from a surgical hub to a surgical instrument is disclosed. The
method comprises assembling a first shaft assembly to a handle and downloading a first set …