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Surgical instrument systems comprising an articulatable end effector and means for adjusting the firing stroke of a firing member

  • US 10,695,058 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2017
  • Issued: 06/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • an end effector pivotable between an unarticulated position and an articulated position;

    a flexible firing bar movable relative to the end effector;

    wherein a length of the flexible firing bar varies between a first length and a second length according to an angular position of the end effector between the unarticulated position and the articulated position; and

    a detection system configured to detect the length of the flexible firing bar.

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