Patent ID: 9351726
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61B,G01D

Claim Text:
1. A housing for use with a surgical instrument that includes a shaft and an end effector, wherein the surgical instrument includes an articulation assembly configured to move the end effector relative to the shaft, the housing comprising: a motor operably supported by the housing; an articulation drive configured to transmit at least one articulation motion to the articulation assembly to move the end effector between an articulation home state position and an articulated position; a controller in communication with the motor; a first input configured to transmit a first input signal to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to activate the motor to generate the at least one articulation motion to move the end effector to the articulated position in response to the first input signal; and a reset input configured to transmit a reset input signal to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to activate the motor to generate at least one reset motion to move the end effector to the articulation home state position in response to the reset input signal.