Patent ID: 11931027
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a cartridge jaw, comprising:
a cartridge body; and
staples removably stored in said cartridge body;

a staple firing system, comprising:
an electric motor;
a motor control system in communication with said electric motor, wherein said motor control system is configured to control the speed of said electric motor; and
a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke by said electric motor to eject said staples from said cartridge body; and

an anvil jaw, comprising:
staple forming pockets configured to deform said staples during said staple firing stroke, wherein each said staple forming pocket is configured to deform a said staple; and
an electrical trace in each said staple forming pocket in communication with said motor control system, wherein said motor control system is configured to detect when a said staple has missed a said staple forming pocket, and wherein said motor control system is configured to slow down said electric motor when a said staple has missed a said staple forming pocket.