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US 2021/0259682 A1Published application
Powered surgical instrument
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsMichael Zemlok, David Racenet
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Abstract
A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion.
Claims21
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A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a drive gear rotatable about a drive gear axis and being selectively movable along the drive gear axis;
- a drive motor including a drive motor shaft, the drive motor shaft being mechanically engaged with the drive gear and being configured to rotate the drive gear;
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- a shift motor disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive gear and configured to move the drive gear along the drive gear axis.
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A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a drive gear rotatable about a drive gear axis and being selectively movable along the drive gear axis;
- a drive motor including a drive motor shaft, the drive motor shaft being mechanically engaged with the drive gear and being configured to rotate the drive gear;
- a shift motor disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive gear and configured to move the drive gear along the drive gear axis;
- an end effector disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.