Surgical Stapling Device Tissue Compression Method with Visual Feedback
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260090735A1 for a method of compressing tissue during surgical procedures with simultaneous visualization of tissue location within the device jaws. The invention enables surgeons to determine and display compressed tissue position through communication with a surgical hub. No regulatory compliance requirements apply.
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USPTO published patent application US20260090735A1 for a surgical stapling device tissue compression method. The patent discloses a method involving a surgical instrument with first and second jaws, a communication pathway to a surgical hub, and visual feedback displaying the determined location of compressed tissue. The application includes inventors Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton IV, and others, with CPC classifications spanning A61B medical devices and A61M surgical instruments.
Patent applications create no regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines for industry. Medical device manufacturers developing surgical stapling technology may review the published claims for prior art considerations or competitive intelligence. The filing date was October 6, 2025, and the application number is 19350763.
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METHOD OF COMPRESSING TISSUE WITHIN A STAPLING DEVICE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYING THE LOCATION OF THE TISSUE WITHIN THE JAWS
Application US20260090735A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert, Jordan B. Wong, David C. Yates, Tamara S. Widenhouse, Chester O. Baxter, III
Abstract
A method of compressing tissue during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a surgical instrument comprising an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, establishing a communication pathway between the surgical instrument and a surgical hub, and inserting the surgical instrument into a surgical site. The method further comprises compressing tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, determining a location of the compressed tissue with respect to at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw, communicating the determined location of the compressed tissue to the surgical hub, and displaying the determined location of the compressed tissue on a visual feedback device.
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/1076 A61B 1/000094 A61B 1/00045 A61B 1/051 A61B 1/0661 A61B 5/0066 A61B 5/0075 A61B 5/02 A61B 5/0261 A61B 5/062 A61B 5/065 A61B 5/1073 A61B 5/287 A61B 5/6852 A61B 5/6857 A61B 5/6859 A61B 5/7278 A61B 5/743 A61B 6/5247 A61B 17/0682 A61B 17/072 A61B 17/1114 A61B 17/1155 A61B 17/1285 A61B 17/320092 A61B 18/1442 A61B 18/1445 A61B 34/10 A61B 34/20 A61B 34/32 A61B 34/71 A61B 90/35 A61B 90/361 A61B 90/37 A61M 1/73 A61M 1/79 B25J 9/1697 B25J 13/006 G06K 7/10316 G06K 19/07749 G16H 10/60 G16H 40/63 G16H 40/67 G16H 50/20 G16H 70/20 H01Q 1/22 H04L 63/1416 H04L 67/10 H04L 67/12 H04N 5/272 H04N 7/183 H05K 1/028 H05K 1/189 A61B 2017/00022 A61B 2017/00026 A61B 2017/0003 A61B 2017/00039 A61B 2017/00044 A61B 2017/00057 A61B 2017/00061 A61B 2017/00075 A61B 2017/00084 A61B 2017/00097 A61B 2017/00106 A61B 2017/0011 A61B 2017/00115 A61B 2017/00119 A61B 2017/00199 A61B 2017/00203 A61B 2017/00221 A61B 2017/00398 A61B 2017/00402 A61B 2017/00734 A61B 2017/00809 A61B 2017/00818 A61B 2017/07257 A61B 2017/07271 A61B 2017/07278 A61B 2017/07285 A61B 2017/1132 A61B 2017/32007 A61B 2017/320074 A61B 2017/320084 A61B 2017/320095 A61B 2017/320097 A61B 2018/00541 A61B 2018/00589 A61B 2018/00595 A61B 2018/00601 A61B 2018/00607 A61B 2018/0063 A61B 2018/00642 A61B 2018/00684 A61B 2018/00791 A61B 2018/00827 A61B 2018/00875 A61B 2018/00892 A61B 2018/00988 A61B 2018/00994 A61B 2034/105 A61B 2034/2051 A61B 2034/2055 A61B 2034/2057 A61B 2034/2061 A61B 34/30 A61B 2034/301 A61B 2034/305 A61B 2090/309 A61B 2217/005 A61B 2217/007 A61B 2218/002 A61B 2218/007 A61B 2218/008 A61M 1/80 A61M 13/003 A61M 2205/3306 A61M 2205/3327 A61M 2205/3331 A61M 2205/3365 A61M 2205/3368 G05B 2219/40174 G05B 2219/45119
Filing Date
2025-10-06
Application No.
19350763
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