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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael E. Setser, Burlington, KY (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The surgical stapling instrument comprises an end effector attachable to an elongate shaft by an articulation joint. The surgical stapling instrument also comprises a longitudinally movable firing assembly comprising a firing bar and a firing member. The surgical stapling instrument further comprises a firing assembly lockout arrangement that is configured to engage a portion of the firing member to prevent distal advancement of the firing member unless an unfired staple cartridge is operably supported in the end effector. The surgical stapling instrument comprises means for applying a firing motion to the firing assembly to drive the firing member from a starting position to an ending position and means for applying a retraction motion to the firing assembly to return the firing member from the ending position to the starting position.