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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Woodstock, GA (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);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A stapling assembly for use with a stapling system comprises a mounting portion and an elongate shaft. The stapling assembly further comprises a cartridge body and a firing member. The stapling assembly further comprises a motor drive and a power input configured to supply power to the motor drive. The stapling assembly further comprises a first powered state prior to the staple firing stroke and a second powered state in which the power input supplies power to the motor drive to perform the staple firing stroke.