US 11,883,024 B2
Method of operating a surgical instrument
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US); Darryl A. Parks, Mason, OH (US); Benjamin D. Dickerson, San Francisco, CA (US); Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US); Robert J. Simms, Liberty Township, OH (US); Spencer J. Witte, Los Altos, CA (US); Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US); Paul Moubarak, West Chester, OH (US); and William C. Ryle, Covington, KY (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/360,199.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,430, filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,432, filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031315 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0686 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320093 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320097 (2017.08); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector that is articulatable relative to a shaft assembly of the surgical instrument about an articulation joint, wherein said method comprises:
providing a rotary drive motion to a rotary drive member of the surgical end effector, wherein the rotary drive member extends through the articulation joint;
converting the rotary drive motion to an upper axial motion and a lower axial motion at locations that are distal to the articulation joint;
applying the upper axial motion to an upper portion of a firing member; and
applying the lower axial motion to a lower portion of the firing member such that the upper axial motion and lower axial motion drives the firing member distally through the surgical end effector from a starting position to an ending position.