FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine. Surgical instrument includes a processor and a memory device. Characterization data is accessed by the processor from the memory. Articulation angle of the end effector is tracked by the processor during use of the surgical instrument. Target transection length is adjusted by the processor based on the known articulation angle and the stored characterization data.
EFFECT: surgical instrument compensates for the effect of splay in flexible knife bands on transection length.
20 cl, 199 dwg
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