US US10980535B2

Motorized surgical instrument with an end effector

Publication no.

US10980535B2
Priority date
2008-09-23
Filing date
2020-06-17
Published
2021-04-20
Granted
2021-04-20
Assignee
Ethicon Llc
Inventor

David C. Yates

Abstract

A surgical stapling system comprising a shaft, an end effector, an unspent staple cartridge including staples, an articulation joint, a drive system, a control system, a drive member, a locking system, and a rotatable member is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first iaw and a second iaw …

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