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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Eugene L. Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising an end effector, a firing member, an electric motor, a first lockout, and a control system comprising a second lockout is disclosed. The end effector is configured to support a removable staple cartridge. The firing member is movable toward a distal end of the end effector during a firing motion. The electric motor is configured to drive the firing member during the firing motion. The first lockout is mechanically engageable with the firing member. The control system is configured to prevent delivery of electrical power to the electric motor based on respective states of the first and second lockouts.