SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOTOR POWERED ARTICULATABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

A surgical instrument is disclosed, and includes a surgical end effector that is articulatable relative to a shaft between a home position and a maximum articulated position. A motor operably interfaces with the surgical end effector to move the end effector between the home position and the maximum articulated position. The motor is configured to operate at a first motor speed to articulate the end effector from the home position to a first articulated position between the home position and the maximum articulated position and to operate at a second motor speed to articulate the surgical end effector from the first articulated position to the maximum articulated position. 本发明公开了一种外科器械，该外科器械包括能够相对于轴在原始位置和最大关节运动位置之间进行关节运动的外科端部执行器。马达与外科端部执行器可操作地交接，以使端部执行器在原始位置和最大关节运动位置之间运动。马达被构造成能够以第一马达速度操作以使端部执行器从原始位置关节运动到介于原始位置与最大关节运动位置之间的第一关节运动位置，并且以第二马达速度操作以使外科端部执行器从第一关节运动位置关节运动到最大关节运动位置。