Patent ID: 8540130

Claim:
A disposable loading unit configured for operable attachment to a surgical instrument configured to selectively generate at least one control motion, for operation of the disposable loading unit, the disposable loading unit comprising: a carrier operably supporting a cartridge assembly therein; an anvil supported relative to said carrier and being movable from an open position to closed positions upon application of at least one control motion thereto; a housing coupled to said carrier, said housing including means for removably attaching said housing to the surgical instrument; an axial drive assembly at least partially supported within the housing and being supported for selective axial travel through said cartridge assembly from a start position to an end position upon application of a rotary motion thereto; and a motor supported within said housing and operably interfacing with said axial drive assembly to selectively apply said rotary motion thereto, said motor configured to receive power from a power source such that said motor can only selectively receive power from said power source when said means for removably attaching on the housing is operably coupled to a portion of the surgical instrument.