System and Method to Measure Uterine Wall Thickness - Cilag GmbH
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USPTO granted patent US12599407B2 to Cilag GmbH International for a system to measure uterine wall thickness. The system includes a control console, laparoscopic instrument, and uterine manipulator with proximity sensors that cooperatively measure distance between instruments and generate alerts when distances fall below threshold values.
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USPTO granted patent US12599407B2 to Cilag GmbH International for a system to measure uterine wall thickness. The patented system includes a control console, a laparoscopic instrument with a first proximity sensor, and a uterine manipulator with a second proximity sensor at its distal end. The sensors cooperatively generate distance signals that the control console compares against threshold distances to trigger alerts. This is a standard patent grant providing IP protection to the assignee without imposing compliance obligations on other parties.
For medical device manufacturers and healthcare technology companies, this patent represents prior art that may affect freedom-to-operate considerations for similar surgical measurement systems. Inventors include Charles J. Scheib, Tracey A. Morley, and Matthew T. Hill. The patent contains 20 claims covering the measurement system architecture and alert mechanism.
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System and method to measure uterine wall thickness
Grant US12599407B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Cilag GmbH International
Inventors
Charles J. Scheib, Tracey A. Morley, Matthew T. Hill
Abstract
A system includes a control console, a laparoscopic instrument, and a uterine manipulator. The laparoscopic instrument includes a first proximity sensor element. The uterine manipulator includes a base and a shaft extending distally from the base. The shaft includes a distal end dimensioned to be inserted into the uterus of a patient and a second proximity sensor element located at the distal end. The proximity sensor elements are configured to cooperatively generate a distance signal indicating a distance between the proximity sensor elements. The control console is configured to receive the distance signal from either the first proximity sensor element or the second proximity sensor element and calculate a corresponding distance between the proximity sensor elements. The control console is configured to compare the corresponding distance with a threshold distance and generate an alert signal when the corresponding distance is smaller than the threshold distance.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/42 A61B 17/4241 A61B 2017/4216 A61B 2034/301 A61B 2034/306 A61B 2562/02 A61B 34/37 A61B 5/1076
Filing Date
2023-06-26
Application No.
18340951
Claims
20
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