Patent ID: 11883024
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector that is articulatable relative to a shaft assembly of the surgical instrument about an articulation joint, wherein said method comprises:
providing a rotary drive motion to a rotary drive member of the surgical end effector, wherein the rotary drive member extends through the articulation joint;
converting the rotary drive motion to an upper axial motion and a lower axial motion at locations that are distal to the articulation joint;
applying the upper axial motion to an upper portion of a firing member; and
applying the lower axial motion to a lower portion of the firing member such that the upper axial motion and lower axial motion drives the firing member distally through the surgical end effector from a starting position to an ending position.