CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 50/36 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0688 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320093 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320097 (2017.08); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of segmenting the operation of a surgical stapling instrument, the surgical stapling instrument including an articulatable end effector movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a closure member moveable distally through a closure stroke to place the end effector in its closed configuration, a staple cartridge seated in the end effector, a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke to eject the staples from the staple cartridge, the method comprising:
articulating the end effector between at least two positions;
cycling the closure member through the closure stroke;
cycling the firing member multiple times to advance the firing member to complete the staple firing stroke;
actuating a retraction actuator of the surgical stapling instrument to retract the firing member proximally; and
activating a closure release member of the surgical stapling instrument to place the end effector in its open configuration.
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