Patent ID: 7954684

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector; a firing member; a trigger; firing drive means selectively engageable with said firing member for advancing said firing member relative to said end effector upon a first actuation of said trigger; reversing drive means selectively engageable with said firing member for retracting said firing member relative to said end effector upon a subsequent actuation of said trigger; and a switch including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is movable relative to said second portion, wherein said first portion is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first portion is configured to operably disengage said firing drive means from said firing member and operably engage said reversing drive means with said firing member when said first portion is moved into said second position, and wherein said second portion is configured to be selectively operated to move said first portion into said second position.