Cilag International Gmbh

Cilag Cmbh International

Ethicon, Gmbh

Robbin B Johnson

Taylor W Aronhalt

Shane R Adams

Michael J Stokes

Richard L Leimbach

Cory G Kimball

Zhifan F Huang

Geoffrey C Hueil

Nicholas J Ross

Daniel L Baber

Brian K Spinneweber

Bret William Smith

David Keith Norvell

Matthew S Corbin

Christopher J Schall

Scott A Jenkins

David M Brooks

Pierre R Mesnil

Joshua R Ruoff

Gary S Jaworek

Marissa T Kamenir

Chester O Baxter Iii

Monica Louise Zeckel Rivard

Isidro Vega

Daniel P Pucke

A surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector and an articulation control system is disclosed. The articulation control system comprises actuators that, when actuated, cause the end effector to articulate in predetermined directions. When the end effector is rotated downwardly, the articulation control system flips, or switches, the response to the inputs from the actuators.

Stapling instrument comprising a mounted shaft orientation sensor

A surgical stapling instrument comprising a tissue cutting knife movable through a staple cartridge to perform a staple firing stroke is disclosed. The stapling instrument further comprises a lockout system configured to prevent the tissue cutting knife from being moved through the staple firing stroke if the staple cartridge is missing from the stapling instrument and/or if the staple cartridge has been previously fired. The lockout system comprises a flexible spring that acts on the bottom of the tissue cutting knife at the initiation of the staple firing stroke to push the tissue cutting knife into a lockout recess if the staple cartridge is missing or has been previously fired.

Stapling instrument comprising a firing lockout

A surgical instrument comprising a shaft and an articulatable end effector is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation drive system configured to articulate the end effector and means for retaining the articulation drive system in engagement with the end effector.

Articulation pin for a surgical instrument

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Robbin B Johnson