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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a motor configured to drive an end effector between an unarticulated position and an articulated position, a sensor configured to detect a position of the end effector and provide a signal indicative of the position of the end effector, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the motor. The control circuit is configured to detect a position of the end effector via the signal provided by the sensor and provide a drive signal to the motor to drive the end effector at a velocity corresponding to the signal indicative of the position of the end effector.