US 11,944,307 B2
Surgical stapling system including jaw windows
Thomas W. Huitema, West Chester, OH (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US); Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US); and Cortney E. Henderson, Morrow, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,492.
Application 17/719,492 is a continuation of application No. 16/146,503, filed on Sep. 28, 2018.
Application 16/146,503 is a continuation of application No. 14/318,996, filed on Jun. 30, 2014, granted, now 11,517,315.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/980,284, filed on Apr. 16, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240936 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/105 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); G06F 11/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/038 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical robotic system, comprising:
a housing comprising a rotary drive;
a motor that applies a rotary motion to the rotary drive during a firing stroke;
a rotary interface that releasably couples to the rotary drive;
a cartridge jaw, comprising:
a channel configured to receive a replaceable staple cartridge, wherein the replaceable staple cartridge comprises staples removably stored therein;
a longitudinal cartridge jaw slot; and
a longitudinal array of cartridge jaw windows including a proximal-most cartridge jaw window and a distal-most cartridge jaw window;
an anvil jaw, comprising:
a top portion;
a longitudinal anvil jaw slot; and
an anvil jaw window defined in the top portion;
a firing assembly drivable by the rotary interface, wherein the firing assembly comprises a firing member movable from a proximal position to a distal fully-fired position during the firing stroke, wherein the firing member is movable within the longitudinal cartridge jaw slot and the longitudinal anvil jaw slot during the firing stroke, and wherein the firing member comprises:
an anvil jaw-engaging portion, wherein the anvil jaw-engaging portion is viewable through the anvil jaw window when the firing member is in the proximal position; and
a cartridge jaw-engaging portion configured to engage the cartridge jaw, wherein the cartridge jaw-engaging portion is viewable through the proximal-most cartridge jaw window when the firing member is in the proximal position, wherein an edge of the proximal-most cartridge jaw window comprises an angled slope into the longitudinal cartridge jaw slot, and wherein the cartridge jaw-engaging portion is viewable through the distal-most cartridge jaw window when the firing member is in the distal fully-fired position; and
a control circuit comprising a processor configured to cause the motor to reset the firing member to the proximal position.