Patent ID: 11903601
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 8:
9. A surgical system, comprising:
a shaft;
an end effector extending from said shaft, wherein said end effector is movable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein said end effector comprises a translatable firing member;
an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is configured to be pivotally coupled to said shaft about said articulation joint;
a first drive electric motor;
a shifter electric motor configurable in a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration;
a first drive system configured to perform a first end effector function, wherein said first drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said first configuration, and wherein said first end effector function comprises pivoting said end effector relative to said shaft about said articulation joint;
a second drive system configured to perform a second end effector function; when said second drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said second configuration, and wherein said second end effector function comprises moving said end effector between said open position and said closed position;
a third drive system configured to perform a third end effector function, wherein said third drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said third configuration, and wherein said third end effector function comprises translating said firing member through said end effector,
wherein said second drive system and said third drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said first configuration, wherein said first drive system and said third drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said second configuration, and wherein said first drive system and said second drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said third configuration;
a second drive electric motor; and
a fourth drive system configured to perform a fourth end effector function, wherein said fourth drive system is drivable by said second drive electric motor, and wherein said first drive electric motor and said second drive electric motor are operable at the same time.