Patent ID: 7461767

Claim:
A surgical stapler comprising: a handle assembly including a trigger; a clamping device having a staple cartridge containing a plurality of staples and an anvil having a fastener forming surface thereon; a controller configured to determine an occurrence of clamping by the anvil and the staple cartridge, the controller controlling firing of the plurality of staples from the staple cartridge; wherein when the trigger is actuated the controller delays firing of the plurality of staples from the staple cartridge to provide for a predetermined time period of tissue compression between the anvil and the staple cartridge and wherein the controller outputs a control signal to allow firing once the predetermined time period is reached; and a motor having a drive assembly, wherein the motor is operably associated with the handle assembly and configured to receive the control signal from the controller, the motor being operatively connected to the staple cartridge to fire the staples from the staple cartridge once the control signal is received.