Firing trigger lockout arrangements for surgical instruments

A surgical instrument, comprising:

• a handle;
• an attachment portion extending distally from said handle;
• a display;
• a disposable loading unit, comprising:
• a shaft configured to be attached to said attachment portion;
• an end effector, comprising:
• a first jaw;
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw;
• an anvil;
• and
• a staple cartridge comprising a plurality of staples removably stored therein;
• and
• a firing member movable between a plurality of zones to move said second jaw relative to said first jaw and to fire said staples from said staple cartridge;
• and
• a sensor configured to evaluate the position of said firing member through said plurality of zones;
• and
• a controller in signal communication with said sensor and said display, wherein said controller is configured to:
• determine which zone of said plurality of zones said firing member is located;
• and
• determine the configuration of said disposable loading unit based on the determined zone of said firing member, wherein said display is configured to sequentially depict the determined configuration of said disposable loading unit.

A surgical assembly, comprising:

• a surgical instrument, comprising:
• a handle;
• an attachment portion extending distally from said handle;
• a display comprising a first indicia, a second indicia, and a third indicia;
• and
• a loading unit, comprising:
• a shaft configured to be attached to said attachment portion;
• a firing member;
• a first jaw;
• and
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw between first, second, and third positions to clamp tissue against said first jaw, wherein said second jaw comprises a cam surface, wherein said firing member is movable distally to engage said cam surface and position said second jaw relative to said first jaw, wherein said firing member is movable distally through a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone, wherein said second jaw applies a first compressive force to the tissue when said firing member is in said first zone and said second jaw is in said first position, a second compressive force to the tissue when said firing member is in said second zone and said second jaw is in said second position, and a third compressive force to the tissue when said firing member is in said third zone and said second jaw is in said third position, and wherein the first compressive force, the second compressive force, and the third compressive force are different;
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• a control system configured to assess the position of said firing member, wherein said control system is in signal communication with said display, wherein said control system illuminates said first indicia when said second jaw is in said first position, wherein said control system illuminates said second indicia when said second jaw is in said second position, and wherein said control system illuminates said third indicia when said second jaw is in said third position.

A surgical assembly, comprising:

• a surgical instrument, comprising:
• a handle;
• an attachment portion extending distally from said handle;
• a display configured to display a first indicia, a second indicia, and a third indicia;
• and
• an end effector, comprising:
• a shaft configured to be attached to said attachment portion;
• a firing member;
• a first jaw;
• and
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw to clamp tissue against said first jaw, wherein said second jaw comprises an internal slot including a cam surface, wherein said firing member is movable distally to engage said cam surface and control the position of said second jaw relative to said first jaw, wherein said firing member is movable distally through a first zone to place said end effector in a first tissue compression state, a second zone to place said end effector in a second tissue compression state, and a third zone to place said end effector in a third tissue compression state, and wherein said first tissue compression state, said second tissue compression state, and said third tissue compression state are different;
• and
• a control system configured to assess the position of said firing member, wherein said control system is in signal communication with said display, wherein said control system accentuates said first indicia when said end effector is in said first tissue compression state, wherein said control system accentuates said second indicia when said end effector is in said second tissue compression state, and wherein said control system accentuates said third indicia when said end effector is in said third tissue compression state.