Patent ID: 11877748
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
an attachment interface attachable to and detachable from a surgical instrument control interface, wherein said attachment interface comprises:
a first rotary input; and
a second rotary input actuatable independently of said first rotary input;

a shaft extending distally from said attachment interface and defining a shaft axis;
an end effector attached to said shaft, wherein said end effector comprises:
a first jaw;
a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw to clamp tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; and
a firing beam head, comprising:
a first jaw-engaging cam configured to engage said first jaw during a firing stroke; and
a second jaw-engaging cam configured to engage said second jaw during the firing stroke;

a closure drive comprising a first rotary drive shaft extending along said shaft axis actuatable by said first rotary input, wherein actuation of said closure drive moves said first jaw relative to said second jaw;
a firing drive comprising a second rotary drive shaft extending along said shaft axis actuatable by said second rotary input, wherein actuation of said firing drive fires said end effector.