Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12042207
APP PUB NO 20230233245A1
SERIAL NO

17962901

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Various aspects of a generator, ultrasonic device, and method for estimating a state of an end effector of an ultrasonic device are disclosed. The ultrasonic device includes an electromechanical ultrasonic system defined by a predetermined resonant frequency, including an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade. A control circuit measures a complex impedance of an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the complex impedance is defined as

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CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONALZUG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bishop, Gregory D Hamilton, US 47 30320
Black, Brian D Loveland, US 76 5151
Boudreaux, Chad P Cincinnati, US 278 138709
Brady, John E Cincinnati, US 45 5579
Cuti, Alexander R Pittsburgh, US 25 3047
Denzinger, Kristen G Cincinnati, US 58 7145
Faller, Craig N Batavia, US 133 24930
Jayme, Madeleine C Cincinnati, US 29 4351
Nott, Cameron R Fairfield, US 40 6732
Ortiz, Rafael J Ruiz Mason, US 3 249
Quigley, Fergus P Mason, US 19 3505
Rockman, Maxwell T Cincinnati, US 8 508
Sawhney, Amrita Singh Pittsburgh, US 4 466
Schneider, Matthew S Blue Ash, US 10 1108
Scoggins, Patrick J Loveland, US 39 5298
Shelton,, IV Frederick E Hillsboro, US 3272 1775926
Stulen, Foster B Johns Island, US 246 73364
Trees, Gregory A Loveland, US 107 21404
Yates, David C Morrow, US 692 345439

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