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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Adam D. Hensel, Gahanna, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector, a controller, a first actuator, a second actuator, and a display is disclosed. The controller comprises a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The first actuator interfaces with the surgical end effector and the controller. The first actuator is configured to apply a first control motion to the surgical end effector during the first operating mode. The second actuator interfaces with the surgical end effector and the controller. The second actuator is configured to apply a second control motion to the surgical end effector during the second operating mode. The controller prevents activation of the second operating mode until the first operating mode is completed. The display interfaces with the controller to display a position of the second actuator during the second operating mode.