SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
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Abstract
A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium.
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45 Claims
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21. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle comprising a force delivery system, wherein the force delivery system is configured to operably deliver a changing force to a user holding the handle; a shaft; an end effector extending from the shaft; a firing element configured to move between a plurality of positions within the end effector, wherein the plurality of positions comprises a distal position; and a sensor configured to detect when the firing element reaches the distal position, wherein the sensor operably communicates with the force delivery system, and wherein the sensor signals the force delivery system to deliver the changing force when the firing element reaches the distal position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle comprising a tactile feedback generator, wherein the tactile feedback generator is configured to deliver a tactile feedback to a user; an end effector operably linked to the handle; an actuation element configured to move between a plurality of positions within the end effector, wherein the plurality of positions comprises an end-of-stroke position; and a sensor configured to detect the position of the actuation element, wherein the sensor operably communicates with the tactile feedback generator, and wherein the tactile feedback generator delivers the tactile feedback to the user when the actuation element reaches the end-of-stroke position. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle comprising; a drive system; and a motor configured to produce a variable force when activated; a shaft; an actuation element configured to move between a first position and a second position relative to the shaft, wherein the drive system is configured to move the actuation element between the first position and the second position; and a sensor configured to detect the position of the actuation element, wherein the sensor activates the motor when the actuation element reaches the second position. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle comprising a force delivery system, wherein the force delivery system is configured to operably deliver a variable force to a user holding the handle; a shaft assembly; an end effector extending from the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises an actuation element configured to move between a plurality of positions, and wherein the plurality of positions comprises a distal position; and a sensor configured to detect when the actuation element approaches the distal position, wherein the sensor operably communicates with the force delivery system, and wherein the sensor signals the force delivery system to deliver the variable force when the actuation element approaches the distal position. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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