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First Claim
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a shaft defining a longitudinal axis therethrough and enclosing a drive motor, a shift motor, and a single drive gear, the drive motor mechanically cooperates with the shift motor to actuate the single drive gear; and
an end effector connected to a distal end of the shaft.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a surgical instrument which includes a housing and an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion. The end effector includes an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly. The anvil assembly is pivotally coupled to the cartridge assembly to be movable from a first actuation position to at least one other second actuation position. The surgical instrument further includes a firing rod having a shaft defining a second longitudinal axis, the shaft having a cam member which is in mechanical cooperation with the anvil assembly and is configured to move the anvil assembly from the first actuation position to the at least one other second actuation position upon rotation of the firing rod about the second longitudinal axis.
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21 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft defining a longitudinal axis therethrough and enclosing a drive motor, a shift motor, and a single drive gear, the drive motor mechanically cooperates with the shift motor to actuate the single drive gear; and an end effector connected to a distal end of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a shaft including; a rigid portion defining a longitudinal axis and enclosing a drive motor, a shift motor, and a single drive gear having a drive end cap, the drive motor mechanically cooperates with the shift motor to actuate the single drive gear; a flexible portion having at least a first flexible segment and a second flexible segment, the first and second flexible segments being rotatably movable with respect to the other between a plurality of positions by rotation of the drive end cap, the drive end cap is configured to rotate continuously until each of the first and second flexible segments attains an articulated position; and an end effector disposed at a distal end of the flexible portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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