Patent ID: 11944338
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A surgical system, comprising:
an end effector, comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw from an open configuration toward a closed configuration; and
a staple cartridge comprising staples deployable from the staple cartridge into tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw;

a drive member;
a motor operatively coupled to the drive member, wherein the drive member is advanceable by the motor to effect a deployment of the staples during a firing stroke, and the drive member is retractable by the motor to permit the second jaw to transition toward the open configuration;
a user interface; and
a control circuit configured to:
operate the motor to advance the drive member to deploy the staples,
detect reaching or exceeding a value of a first upper threshold for a first parameter associated with the operation of the motor,
provide a first alert through the user interface in response to reaching or exceeding a value of the first upper threshold,
adjust a control parameter of the motor in response to the reaching or exceeding the value of the first upper threshold,
continue the operation of the motor after the reaching or exceeding the value of the first upper threshold,
detect reaching or exceeding a value of a second upper threshold for the first parameter, wherein the second upper threshold is greater than the first upper threshold,
in response to the reaching or exceeding the value of the second upper threshold, preventing use of the end effector by engaging a firing lockout mechanism, and
provide instructions for overriding the lockout mechanism.