{"number":"US12697166B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Apparatus, systems, and methods for identifying instruments in laparoscopic and other minimally invasive surgery","english":"Apparatus, systems, and methods for identifying instruments in laparoscopic and other minimally invasive surgery"},"abstract":{"original":"Systems and methods are provided for identifying surgical instruments, e.g., MIS instruments, including a shaft including a proximal end and a distal end sized for introduction into a patient's body, a tool tip on the distal end including an end effector, and a handpiece or connector on the proximal end. One or more identifier members may be provided on the proximal end and/or distal end of the shaft, on the handpiece, and/or on the tool tip to identify one of a type and a class of the end effector.…","english":"Systems and methods are provided for identifying surgical instruments, e.g., MIS instruments, including a shaft including a proximal end and a distal end sized for introduction into a patient's body, a tool tip on the distal end including an end effector, and a handpiece or connector on the proximal end. One or more identifier members may be provided on the proximal end and/or distal end of the shaft, on the handpiece, and/or on the tool tip to identify one of a type and a class of the end effector.…"},"applicants":["Individual"],"inventors":["John Craig Collins"],"filingDate":"2019-07-15","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697166B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697166B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697166B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697166B2"}}