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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Kyle P. Moore, Hopkinton, MA (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);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A detachable motor-powered surgical instrument. The instrument may include a housing that includes at least one engagement member for removably attaching the housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various portions of a surgical end effector coupled to the housing. The housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement.