Patent ID: 11903601
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 6:
7. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a handle;
a shaft extending from said handle;
an end effector extending from said shaft;
a first drive electric motor positioned in said handle;
a shifter electric motor positioned in said handle, wherein said shifter electric motor is configurable in a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration;
a first drive system configured to perform a first end effector function, wherein said first drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said first configuration;
a second drive system configured to perform a second end effector function, wherein said second drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said second configuration;
a third drive system configured to perform a third end effector function, wherein said third drive system is drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said third configuration,
wherein said second drive system and said third drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said first configuration, wherein said first drive system and said third drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said second configuration, and wherein said first drive system and said second drive system are not drivable by said first drive electric motor when said shifter electric motor is in said third configuration;
a second drive electric motor positioned in said handle;
a fourth drive system configured to perform a fourth end effector function, wherein said fourth drive system is drivable by said second drive electric motor, and wherein said first drive electric motor and said second drive electric motor are operable at a same time; and
an articulation joint pivotally connecting said end effector to said shaft, wherein said end effector comprises a clampable jaw and a translatable firing member, wherein said first end effector function comprises pivoting said end effector relative to said shaft, wherein said second end effector function comprises moving said jaw into a clamped position, and wherein said third end effector function comprises moving said firing member through a firing stroke.