Patent ID: 9486214
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument system, comprising: an end effector; a firing member movable within said end effector when a firing motion is applied thereto; a handle comprising a firing actuator that is selectively movable between an unactuated position and a fully actuated position; a motor configured to generate said firing motion, wherein said firing actuator is operable to operate said motor as said firing actuator is moved from said unactuated position to said fully actuated position; a switch configured to prevent movement of said firing actuator from said unactuated position until said switch has been activated; and a return switch operably interfacing with said motor such that actuation of said return switch causes said motor to discontinue generating said firing motion and to apply a retraction motion to said firing member to return said firing member to a starting position.