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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brett E. Swensgard, West Chester, OH (US);
Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument for use by an operator in a surgical procedure includes an elongate shaft, an end effector extending from the elongate shaft, and a control system. The end effector is articulatable relative to the elongate shaft between a home state position and an articulated position. The control system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor to store program instructions. The processor can alert the operator when the end effector reaches the home state position from the articulated position.