Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same

Details Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same

A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 17/068 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2576470

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.

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