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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Thomas Wingardner, North Haven, CT (US);
Philip Irka, Northford, CT (US);
Michael Ingmanson, Stratford, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed, the instrument including: a handle assembly; a jaw assembly including a staple cartridge containing a plurality of staples and an anvil to form the plurality of staples upon firing; a lockout mechanism configured to prevent reuse of the jaw assembly; a drive assembly at least partially located within the handle and connected to the jaw assembly; a motor operatively coupled to the drive assembly; and a controller operatively coupled to the motor, the controller configured to control supply of electrical current to the motor and to monitor a current draw of the motor, wherein the controller is further configured to terminate the supply of electrical current to the motor in response to a drop in the current draw.