Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback

A surgical instrument system comprising an end effector, a shaft, a closure drive, a closure member, and a motor-powered firing drive is disclosed. The end effector comprises an elongate channel, a staple cartridge, a clamping member, and a firing member. The staple cartridge comprises a plurality of staples and a plurality of staple drivers. The clamping member is pivotably connected to the elongate channel and movable between an open position and a clamped position during a clamping motion. The firing member is movable within the elongate channel to engage the staple drivers and deploy the staples from the staple cartridge. The closure member is operably connected to the closure drive and is configured to translate in a proximal direction to pivot the clamping member to the clamped position. The motor-powered firing drive is operably connected to the firing member. The closure drive and the firing drive are independently actuatable.

Stapling system comprising an adjunct and a flowable adhesive

A stapling system comprising an anvil, a staple cartridge, a first buttress material, a first adhesive gel, a second buttress material, and a second adhesive gel is disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a deck, a slot configured to receive a firing member, staple cavities defined in the deck, staple drivers, and staples removably stored in the staple cavities. The firing member moves through the staple cartridge during a firing stroke. The staple drivers are configured to drive the staples against the anvil during the firing stroke. A portion of each staple driver is lifted above the deck during the firing stroke. The first buttress material comprises a first film mesh layer. The first adhesive gel releasably holds the first film mesh layer to the staple cartridge. The second buttress material comprises a second film mesh layer. The second adhesive gel releasably holds the second film mesh layer to the anvil.

Surgical instrument including a display which displays the position of a firing element

A surgical instrument for stapling patient tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector, a firing element, an elongate shaft, a handle, an electric motor, and a display. The end effector extends from the elongate shaft and comprises a staple cartridge and a plurality of staples. The elongate shaft extends from the handle. The firing element is configured to move through the end effector between a proximal position and a distal position. The firing element is further configured to eject the plurality of staples from the staple cartridge during a firing stroke. The electric motor is configured to output a rotary motion and the firing element is operably responsive to the rotary motion. The display is configured to display a current position of the firing element during the firing stroke.

Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument

A powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument comprising an end effector, an elongate shaft, and a handle is disclosed. The end effector comprises an elongate channel, an anvil, a cartridge including a longitudinal slot, fasteners removably stored in the cartridge, a sled, and a cutting member including a laterally extending member. The handle comprises a motor configured to output a rotary motion, an adaptive control system configured to control the rate of the rotary motion, a switch for energizing the motor, and a power source configured to supply a first power to the motor and a second power to the motor. The first power and the second power are different. The first power is proportionate to a first force experienced by the end effector and the second power is proportionate to a second force experienced by the end effector. The first force is different than the second force.

Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback

A stapling assembly is disclosed. The stapling assembly comprises a first jaw comprising a first ledge and a second jaw comprising a second ledge. The second jaw is movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the first jaw. The stapling assembly also comprises a closure member movable between a first position and a second position. The second jaw is in the open position when the closure member is in the first position, and the second jaw is in the closed position when the closure member is in the second position. The stapling assembly also comprises a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke. The firing member comprises a first extending member which rides along the first ledge during the staple firing stroke and a second extending member which rides along the second ledge during the staple firing stroke.

Selective atomic layer deposition for gapfill using sacrificial underlayer

Methods and apparatuses for depositing films in high aspect ratio features and trenches on substrates using atomic layer deposition and deposition of a sacrificial layer during atomic layer deposition are provided. Sacrificial layers are materials deposited at or near the top of features and trenches prior to exposing the substrate to a deposition precursor such that adsorbed precursor on the sacrificial layer is removed in an etching operation for etching the sacrificial layer prior to exposing the substrate to a second reactant and a plasma to form a film.

Powered surgical instrument

A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion, and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion.

3D stacked multilayer semiconductor memory using doped select transistor channel

In 3D stacked multilayer semiconductor memories including NAND and NOR flash memories, a lightly boron-doped layer is formed on top of a heavily boron-doped layer to form a select transistor, wherein the former serves as a channel of the select transistor and the latter serves as an isolation region which isolates the select transistor from a memory transistor.

Methods and apparatus for inducing electromagnetic waves in a cable

In accordance with one or more embodiments, a system can include a plurality of twisted insulated conductors, and a communication device coupled to a first conductive endpoint of each insulated conductor of the plurality of twisted insulated conductors. The communication device can facilitate generating transmission signals at each first conductive endpoint of each insulated conductor of the plurality of twisted insulated conductors. The transmission signals in turn can induce electromagnetic waves that propagate along interstitial areas between the plurality of twisted insulated conductors. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Exhaust apparatus and substrate processing apparatus having an exhaust line with a first ring having at least one hole on a lateral side thereof placed in the exhaust line

An exhaust apparatus using a gas curtain instead of a mechanical opening/closing structure is provided. The exhaust apparatus includes: a first region; a second region connected to the first region; a third region connected to the first region; and a first gas line connected to the second region, wherein when gas is supplied to the first gas line, the first region does not communicate with the second region but communicates with the third region.