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

Claim 18:
19. 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) a chassis configured to selectively couple with the electrically powered handle,
(ii) an outer sheath extending distally from the chassis, and
(iii) a driving body slidably housed within the outer sheath, wherein the electrically powered handle is configured to drive actuation of the driving body, wherein the driving body is configured to actuate along a staple firing stroke and a knife firing stroke; and

(c) an end effector located distally relative to the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises:
(i) a staple housing containing a plurality of staples,
(ii) an anvil configured to actuate relative to the staple housing to compress tissue in cooperation with the staple housing,
(iii) a staple driver configured to drive the plurality of staples against the anvil in response to the driving body actuating along the staple firing stroke, and
(iv) a knife configured to sever tissue captured between the staple housing and the anvil in response to the driving body actuating along the knife firing stroke.