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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brett E. Swensgard, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including an end effector, a drive member movable to effectuate a motion in said end effector, a motor operable to move the drive member to effectuate the motion in the end effector and a bailout assembly operable to perform a mechanical bailout of the surgical instrument in response to a bailout error. The bailout assembly includes a bailout door, a bailout handle accessible through the bailout door. The bailout handle is operable to move the drive member to effectuate a bailout motion in the end effector. A controller includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to detect the bailout error. The processor is programmed to stop the motor in response to the detection of the bailout error.