US Patent Application No: 2012/0199,631

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ROBOTICALLY-CONTROLLED MOTORIZED SURGICAL END EFFECTOR SYSTEM WITH ROTARY ACTUATED CLOSURE SYSTEMS HAVING VARIABLE ACTUATION SPEEDS

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Abstract

A surgical cutting and fastening instrument that is motorized and configured for operation in connection with a robotic system. The instrument comprises in one embodiment a charge accumulator device, separate from a battery, that provides additional power to the motor under certain conditions. In addition, the motor may comprise multiple windings.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.CINCINNATI, OH1294

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Knight, Gary W West Chester, OH 62 1670
Shelton,, IV Frederick E - 419 8211

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (12)
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8,444,036 Motor driven surgical fastener device with mechanisms for adjusting a tissue gap within the end effector 0 2010