Patent ID: 11883020
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 3:
4. A powered surgical stapler, comprising:
a housing comprising a motor configured to generate a rotary motion;
an actuator movable relative to said housing between an unactuated position and an actuated position;
an elongate shaft extending from said housing;
an end effector extending from said elongate shaft, wherein said end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw between an unclamped state and a clamped state in response to said actuator, wherein said second jaw is moved from said unclamped state to said clamped state during a closure stroke in response to said actuator moving from said unactuated position toward said actuated position;
a firing driver configured to translate through said end effector during a firing stroke in response to said rotary motion of said motor, wherein said closure stroke and said firing stroke are separate and distinct, wherein said firing driver is resettable to translate through another firing stroke, wherein said firing driver comprises a cam, and wherein said cam is configured to cammingly engage said second jaw during said firing stroke; and
a firing lockout,
wherein said powered surgical stapler is configured to selectively indicate to a user:
whether a predetermined amount of time has elapsed after said end effector is transitioned into said clamped state;
the position of said firing driver;
a locked-out status indicative of said firing driver being prevented from performing said firing stroke by way of said firing lockout; and
the force experienced by the firing driver during said firing stroke.