Surgical instrument system

摘要

A surgical cutting and fastening instrument is disclosed. The surgical cutting and fastening instrument comprises a pair of jaws comprising a distal end, a motor-powered firing member configured to move longitudinally along the pair of jaws toward the distal end, and a sensor configured to sense a fully-closed state of the pair of jaws. The surgical cutting and fastening instrument further comprises, one, a control circuit electrically coupled to the sensor, wherein the control circuit is configured to prevent a longitudinal movement of the firing member toward the distal end if the pair of jaws is not in the fully-closed state and, two, a remote user-controlled console.

主权项

1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector configurable in a clamped configuration and an unclamped configuration, wherein said end effector comprises:
a frame;a replaceable staple cartridge supported by said frame, wherein said staple cartridge comprises staples removably stored therein;a firing member configured to eject said staples from said staple cartridge;an anvil configured to deform said staples; anda sensor configured to detect if said end effector is in said clamped configuration; a closure system configured to place said end effector in said clamped configuration; an electric motor configured to generate rotary motion; a rotatable drive screw operably engaged with said electric motor, wherein said drive screw is threadably engaged with said firing member such that said rotary motion of said electric motor is converted to linear motion of said firing member; a control system electrically coupled with said sensor and said electric motor, wherein said control system is configured to prevent said rotary motion of said electric motor if said sensor does not detect that said end effector is in said clamped configuration; and a remote user-controlled console electrically coupled to said control system.