Detachable motor powered surgical instrument
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsKyle P. Moore, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman
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Abstract
A detachable motor-powered surgical instrument. The instrument may include a housing that includes at least one engagement member for removably attaching the housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various portions of a surgical end effector coupled to the housing. The housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement.
Claims6
1-20. (canceled)
A surgical cutting and stapling instrument, comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one engagement member for removably coupling said housing to a surgical system;
- first and second jaws;
- a drive member movable axially relative to said first and second jaws;
- a motor positioned in said housing, wherein said motor is configured to selectively move said drive member between a starting position and an ending position relative to said first and second jaws;
- and
- at least one battery contact positioned in said housing, wherein said at least one battery contact is configured to permit power to be supplied to said motor only when said housing is operably attached to the surgical system.
A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:
- a housing configured to be removably coupled to a robotic surgical system;
- first and second jaws;
- a drive member movable axially relative to said first and second jaws;
- a motor positioned in said housing, wherein said motor is configured to selectively move said drive member between a starting position and an ending position relative to said first and second jaws;
- and
- at least one battery contact configured to permit power to be supplied to said motor only when said housing is operably attached to the robotic surgical system.
A surgical cutting and stapling instrument, comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one engagement member for removably coupling said housing to a robotic surgical system;
- a carrier;
- a surgical staple cartridge operably positioned in said carrier;
- an anvil movable relative to said carrier;
- a drive member comprising a distal cutting edge configured for axial travel relative to said carrier;
- a motor configured to move said drive member between a starting position and an ending position;
- and
- a plurality of battery contacts configured to permit power to be supplied to said motor only when said housing is operably attached to the robotic surgical system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.