US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on Aug. 4 for "Adaptive firing control algorithm based on mechanical actuation of user controls" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,121, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Adaptive firing control algorithm based on mechanical actuation of user controls" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Shane R. Adams (Lebanon, Ohio), Taylor W. Aronhalt (Loveland, Ohio), Nicholas J. Ross (Franklin, Ohio) and Matthew D. Cowperthwait (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector configurable between an open state and a clamped state, a manually-driveable closure system, a motor-powered firing system configured to drive a firing member, and a control system....