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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, New Vienna, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Eugene Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Eugene Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical cutting and stapling instrument is disclosed. The instrument includes an end effector and a handle. The end effector includes a channel, an anvil pivotally attached to the channel, a moveable cutting instrument for cutting an object positioned between the anvil and the channel, and a staple cartridge configured for removable receipt by the channel. The staple cartridge includes a sled that is engaged by the cutting instrument during a cutting stoke. The handle includes a motor for actuating the cutting instrument via a main drive shaft assembly. The instrument further includes a first interlock circuit for enabling initiation of motor operation based upon a position of the staple cartridge.