INTELLIGENT FIRING ASSOCIATED WITH A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

A surgical instrument comprising a firing member driven by an electric motor is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a control system configured to evaluate the duty cycle of the electric motor and adjust the speed of the firing member based on the detected duty cycle of the electric motor.

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Hauptverfasser: NORVELL, David K, HUANG, Zhifan F, BAXTER III, Chester O, JENKINS, Scott A, MESNIL, Pierre R, ADAMS, Shane R, SCHALL, Christopher J, VEGA, Isidro, STOKES, Michael J, PUCKE, Daniel P, KIMBALL, Cory G, JOHNSON, Robbin B, LEIMBACH, Richard L, BROOKS, David M, CORBIN, Matthew S, RIVARD, Monica Louise Zeckel, JAWOREK, Gary S, WANG, Bingshi, SMITH, Bret W, ARONHALT, Taylor W, HUEIL, Geoffrey C, ROSS, Nicholas J
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A surgical instrument comprising a firing member driven by an electric motor is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a control system configured to evaluate the duty cycle of the electric motor and adjust the speed of the firing member based on the detected duty cycle of the electric motor.