Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Brelt E Swensgard

Frederick E Shelton, IV

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Richard F Schwemberger

Bret William Smith

Ryan J Laurent

Daniel J Abbott

In one general aspect, various embodiments of the present invention can include a motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a drive shaft, a motor selectively engageable with the drive shaft, and a manual return mechanism configured to operably disengage the motor from the drive shaft and retract the drive shaft. In at least one embodiment, a surgeon, or other operator of the surgical instrument, can utilize the manual return mechanism to retract the drive shaft after it has been advanced, especially when the motor, or a power source supplying the motor, has failed or is otherwise unable to provide a force sufficient to retract the drive shaft.

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West Chester, OH, United States of America

Brelt E Swensgard