Surgical instrument comprising a sensor system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9913642
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14226142

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A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft assembly, a first sensor configured to detect a condition of the surgical instrument, and a second sensor configured to detect the condition of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument can further comprise a processor, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with the processor, wherein the processor receives a first signal from the first sensor, wherein the processor receives a second signal from the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to utilize the first signal and the second signal to determine the condition, and wherein the processor is configured to communicate instructions to the surgical instrument in view of the condition.

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CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONALGUBELSTRASSE 34 ZUG 6300

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Adams, Shane R Lebanon, US 267 74010
Leimbach, Richard L Cincinnati, US 189 127694
Overmyer, Mark D Cincinnati, US 231 114450
Shelton,, IV Frederick E Hillsboro, US 3272 1775926

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