Surgical instrument comprising drive systems
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1. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
- a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot;
staples removably positioned in said staple cavities;
a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot;
a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue;
a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and
a control system configured to operate said firing system and said cutting system one at a time.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a staple cartridge. The staple cartridge comprises staple cavities and a longitudinal slot. The surgical instrument further comprises staples removably positioned in the staple cavities, a cutting member movable within the longitudinal slot, a firing system configured to elect the staples from the staple cavities to staple the tissue, a cutting system configured to move the cutting member within the longitudinal slot to cut the tissue, and a control system configured to operate the firing system and the cutting system independently of one another.
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19 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot; a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue; a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and a control system configured to operate said firing system and said cutting system one at a time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot; a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue; a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and a control system configured to operate said firing system and said cutting system independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot; a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue; a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and a control system configured to operate said firing system and permit a user of said surgical instrument to selectively choose whether to operate said cutting system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot; a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue; a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and a control system configured to operate said firing system and permit a user of said surgical instrument to selectively choose when to fire the cutting system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities and a longitudinal slot; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; a cutting member movable within said longitudinal slot; a firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities to staple the tissue; a cutting system configured to move said cutting member within said longitudinal slot to cut the tissue; and a toggle configured to permit said cutting system to be selectively operated relative to operating said firing system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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