Patent ID: 8627993

Claim:
An electrically powered surgical instrument, comprising: a surgical end effector having at least one actuation assembly to effect a surgical procedure when actuated; a handle mechanically coupled with the end effector and having a shell; an electric motor disposed within the shell and having: power terminals at which the motor is supplied with power; and a drive train operatively coupled to the at least one actuation assembly to actuate the at least one actuation assembly when the motor is supplied with power; a power supply switch at the handle that selectively controls a supply of power to the motor, the power supply switch having: a break-before-make switching configuration; a power-supplying state in which power is supplied to the motor; and a power-removed state in which power is not supplied to the motor; and a post-termination braking circuit having the power supply switch as a component thereof, the post-termination braking circuit electrically short-circuiting the power terminals of the motor with the power-removed state of the power supply switch.