Patent ID: 11896218
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 19:
20. A method of stapling, comprising:
activating, by a closure trigger, a closure drive of a surgical stapling assembly, wherein the surgical stapling assembly comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, and an articulation region, wherein the closure drive comprises a first flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation region, wherein the surgical stapling assembly further comprises a firing drive comprising a second flexible rotary drive extending through the articulation region and rotatable independent of the first flexible rotary drive, wherein the surgical stapling assembly further comprises a 3D-printed component, wherein the 3D-printed component comprises a discrete 3D-printed feature for controlling a behavior of the 3D-printed component corresponding to a function of the 3D-printed component, wherein the closure drive further comprises a closure screw and a closure wedge threadably coupled to the closure screw, wherein the closure wedge is configured to engage the first jaw to move the first jaw from an open position to a closed position upon a rotation of the first flexible rotary drive; and
activating, by a firing trigger, the firing drive, wherein the firing drive further comprises a firing screw and a firing member threadably coupled to the firing screw, wherein the firing member is configured to cammingly engage the first jaw and the second jaw and to advance a cutting member and a staple-firing sled during a firing motion upon a rotation of the second flexible rotary drive.