Patent ID: 8752749

Claim:
A disposable loading unit for use with a remotely controllable system, said disposable loading unit comprising: a cartridge assembly; an elongated housing coupled to said cartridge assembly and configured for operable attachment to an elongated shaft assembly for transmitting control motions from a control portion of the remotely controllable system; an axial drive assembly supported for selective axial travel through said cartridge assembly from a start position to an end position upon application of a rotary control motion thereto from said elongated shaft assembly; a motor supported within said housing and operably interfacing with said axial drive assembly to selectively apply said rotary control motion thereto; and a power source axially movable within said housing from a disconnected position wherein said power source is disconnected from said motor to at least one connected position wherein said power source provides power to said motor, said axially movable power source being configured for attachment to an axially movable control member of the remotely controllable system such that said power source is axially moved from said disconnected position to one of said at least one connected positions upon attachment to the control member.