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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Matthew D. Cowperthwait, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas J. Ross, Franklin, OH (US);
Shane R. Adams, Lebanon, OH (US);
Eric B. Lafay, Madeira, OH (US);
Sarah A. Worthington, Cincinnati, OH (US);
CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument system comprising a motor system and a control circuit is disclosed. The motor system comprises a motor and a drive train coupleable to the motor and configured to actuate a firing member through a staple firing stroke. The control circuit is coupled to the motor, wherein the control circuit comprises a motor controller configured to control the motor, and wherein, during the staple firing stroke, the control circuit is configured to actuate the firing member through the staple firing stroke, monitor a parameter of the motor system during the staple firing stroke, identify when the firing member is within an active adjustment portion of the staple firing stroke; and automatically adjust, at a frequency, tuning parameters of the motor controller with based on the monitored parameter of the motor system during the active adjustment portion of the staple firing stroke.