CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2913 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2916 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02)] | 7 Claims |
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a housing comprising an electric motor;
an elongate shaft extending from said housing;
an end effector extending from said elongate shaft;
an articulation joint positioned intermediate said elongate shaft and said end effector, wherein said end effector is rotatable relative to said elongate shaft between an unarticulated position and an articulated position about an articulation axis defined by said articulation joint;
a cutting member comprising a distal end, wherein said cutting member is configured to be distally advanced relative to said end effector in response to actuation of said electric motor; and
a control system in signal communication with said electric motor, wherein said control system is configured to control the distal advancement of said cutting member such that said distal end of said cutting member is advanced to a predetermined final distal position within said end effector when said end effector is in said unarticulated position and when said end effector is in said articulated position.
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