Surgical instruments with E-beam driver and rotary drive arrangements
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1. A surgical system comprising:
- a rotary output member operably supported by a housing;
a surgical end effector, comprising;
a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable relative to the other of said first jaw and said second jaw between open and closed positions upon application of jaw control motions thereto; and
a firing member axially movable between a starting position and an ending position within said first jaw and said second jaw, said firing member configured to slidably engage each of said first jaw and said second jaw upon application of a firing motion thereto to affirmatively orient said first jaw and said second jaw relative to each other at a desired spacing orientation and wherein said surgical system further comprises;
an elongate shaft assembly operably coupled to said surgical end effector and defining a longitudinal tool axis, said elongate shaft assembly comprising a firing shaft operably interfacing with said firing member to apply said firing motion thereto, said firing shaft defining a firing shaft axis that is parallel to said longitudinal tool axis; and
a firing drive member operably coupled to said firing shaft and is configured to interface with said rotary output member, wherein said rotary output member rotates about a first rotary output axis that is transverse to said firing shaft axis such that rotation of said rotary output member about said first rotary output axis imparts a firing motion to said firing member to thereby axially move said firing member within said first jaw and said second jaw, and wherein said firing shaft is rotatable such that rotation of said rotary output member about said first rotary output axis rotates said firing shaft about said firing shaft axis to thereby axially drive said firing member within said first jaw and said second jaw.
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Abstract
A surgical system that includes a surgical end effector that has a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein one of the first and second jaws is movable between open and closed positions. A firing member is axially movable between a starting position and an ending position and is configured to slidably engage each of the first and second jaws. A firing drive member interfaces with a rotary output member, such that rotation of the rotary output member about a first rotary output axis imparts a firing motion to the firing member.
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1. A surgical system comprising:
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a rotary output member operably supported by a housing; a surgical end effector, comprising; a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable relative to the other of said first jaw and said second jaw between open and closed positions upon application of jaw control motions thereto; and a firing member axially movable between a starting position and an ending position within said first jaw and said second jaw, said firing member configured to slidably engage each of said first jaw and said second jaw upon application of a firing motion thereto to affirmatively orient said first jaw and said second jaw relative to each other at a desired spacing orientation and wherein said surgical system further comprises; an elongate shaft assembly operably coupled to said surgical end effector and defining a longitudinal tool axis, said elongate shaft assembly comprising a firing shaft operably interfacing with said firing member to apply said firing motion thereto, said firing shaft defining a firing shaft axis that is parallel to said longitudinal tool axis; and a firing drive member operably coupled to said firing shaft and is configured to interface with said rotary output member, wherein said rotary output member rotates about a first rotary output axis that is transverse to said firing shaft axis such that rotation of said rotary output member about said first rotary output axis imparts a firing motion to said firing member to thereby axially move said firing member within said first jaw and said second jaw, and wherein said firing shaft is rotatable such that rotation of said rotary output member about said first rotary output axis rotates said firing shaft about said firing shaft axis to thereby axially drive said firing member within said first jaw and said second jaw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical system, comprising:
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a first rotary output member operably supported by a housing; a second rotary output member operably supported by said housing; a surgical end effector, comprising; a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein one of said first jaw and said second jaw is movable relative to the other of said first jaw and said second jaw between open and closed positions upon application of jaw control motions thereto; and a firing member axially movable between a starting position and an ending position within said first jaw and said second jaw, said firing member configured to slidably engage each of said first jaw and said second jaw upon application of a firing motion thereto to affirmatively orient said first jaw and said second jaw relative to each other at a desired spacing orientation, and wherein said surgical system further comprises; an elongate shaft assembly operably coupled to said surgical end effector and said housing and defining a longitudinal tool axis, said elongate shaft assembly comprising; a closure member operably interfacing with at least one of said first jaw and said second jaw, wherein said closure member operably interfaces with said first rotary output member, said closure member configured to apply said jaw control motions to said at least one of said first jaw and said second jaw upon rotation of said first rotary output member about a first rotary output axis that is transverse to said longitudinal tool axis; and a firing shaft operably interfacing with said firing member and said second rotary output member, said firing shaft configured to apply axial firing motions to said firing member upon rotation of said second rotary output member about a second rotary output axis that is transverse to said longitudinal tool axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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