Patent ID: 11944309
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus, comprising:
(a) an electrically powered handle;
(b) a shaft configured to selectively couple with the electrically powered handle, wherein the shaft comprises:
(i) an outer sheath, and
(ii) a reciprocating driver slidably housed within the outer sheath, wherein the electrically powered handle is configured to drive actuation of the reciprocating driver relative to the outer sheath; and

(c) an end effector located distally relative to the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises:
(i) a staple housing, wherein an array of staples is contained within the staple housing,
(ii) an anvil configured to actuate relative to the staple housing to compress tissue between the staple housing and the anvil,
(iii) a staple driver configured to drive the array of staples against the anvil in response to the reciprocating driver traveling along a staple driver stroke, and
(iv) a knife configured to actuate relative to the staple driver to thereby sever tissue captured between the anvil and the staple housing, wherein the reciprocating driver is configured to travel along a severing stroke to drive actuation of the knife relative to the staple driver.