END EFFECTORS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERS
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Abstract
Articulation joints for use in connection with a surgical instrument that has a portion that must be passed through a trocar or similar structure and then articulated relative to another portion of the instrument received within the trocar. Various embodiments of the articulation joint include at least one flexible driven member to articulate the surgical implement relative to the handle assembly of the instrument.
442 Citations
38 Claims
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20. 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 (21, 22, 23)
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24. 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 (25, 26, 27)
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28. 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 the user of said surgical instrument to selectively choose whether to operate said cutting system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. 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 the user of the surgical instrument to selectively choose when to fire the cutting system. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. 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 (37, 38)
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Specification