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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Woodstock, GA (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Eugene L. Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical device comprising a staple cartridge, a clamping mechanism configured to clamp patient tissue, a firing member, a manual bailout, an electric motor, a power source, and a control unit is disclosed. The clamping mechanism comprises a first iaw and a second iaw. The firing member configured to engage the first jaw and the second jaw during a closure stroke. The second jaw is moved to the closed position during the closure stroke and the firing member is further configured to eject staples from the staple cartridge during a firing stroke. The manual bailout is configured to retract the firing member through a retraction stroke. The electric motor is configured to drive the firing member. The control unit is configured to monitor a parameter of the electric motor and control the amount of current supplied to the electric motor based on the parameter.