{"number":"US12697121B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Adaptive firing control algorithm based on mechanical actuation of user controls","english":"Adaptive firing control algorithm based on mechanical actuation of user controls"},"abstract":{"original":"A surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector configurable between an open state and a clamped state, a manually-driveable closure system, a motor-powered firing system configured to drive a firing member, and a control system. The control system is configured to detect the end effector reaching an initial clamped state and initiate a time; detect the end effector transitioning away from the initial clamped state; maintain the timer, based on the end effector failing to transition a threshold amount away from the initial clamped state; detect the end effector reaching a second c…","english":"A surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector configurable between an open state and a clamped state, a manually-driveable closure system, a motor-powered firing system configured to drive a firing member, and a control system. The control system is configured to detect the end effector reaching an initial clamped state and initiate a time; detect the end effector transitioning away from the initial clamped state; maintain the timer, based on the end effector failing to transition a threshold amount away from the initial clamped state; detect the end effector reaching a second c…"},"applicants":["CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL"],"inventors":["FREDERICK E. SHELTON IV","SHANE R. ADAMS","TAYLOR W. ARONHALT","NICHOLAS J. ROSS","MATTHEW D. COWPERTHWAIT"],"filingDate":"2025-04-28","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697121B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697121B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697121B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697121B2"}}