Powered surgical instrument
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a housing;
a drive gear disposed at least partially within the housing and rotatable about a drive gear axis; and
a drive motor disposed at least partially within the housing, the drive motor supporting the drive gear and being configured to rotate the drive gear about the drive gear axis, the drive motor movable axially along the drive gear axis relative to the housing to axially displace the drive gear.
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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.
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19 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a housing; a drive gear disposed at least partially within the housing and rotatable about a drive gear axis; and a drive motor disposed at least partially within the housing, the drive motor supporting the drive gear and being configured to rotate the drive gear about the drive gear axis, the drive motor movable axially along the drive gear axis relative to the housing to axially displace the drive gear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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