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Jerome R. Morgan0
Frederick E. Shelton, IV0
Jason L. Harris0
David C. Yates0
Date of Patent
January 7, 2020
0Patent Application Number
154595460
Date Filed
March 15, 2017
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A surgical instrument comprising an end effector, which comprises a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with a tissue grasped between the first jaw member and the second jaw member of the end effector. The surgical instrument further comprises a firing member to effect motion at the end effector, which is driven by a motor. Instructions stored in the memory of the surgical instrument cause the motor to driven the firing member at a firing rate that is a function of a measurement of the parameter. The parameter can, for example, include a thickness of the tissue grasped by the end effector.
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