INTERNATIONAL PATENT: COVIDIEN LP FILES APPLICATION FOR "SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING A GRASPING INSTRUMENT DURING STAPLING PROCEDURES"

GENEVA, May 11 -- COVIDIEN LP (15 Hampshire StreetMansfield, Massachusetts 02048) filed a patent application (PCT/IB2025/060919) for "SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING A GRASPING INSTRUMENT DURING STAPLING PROCEDURES" on Oct 27, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/093882, the details related to the patent application was published on May 07, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): FOWLER, David N. (15 Hampshire StreetMansfield, Massachusetts 02048)

Abstract: A surgical robotic system for tissue thickness measurement using a grasping instrument ...