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The claims of one patent

The first three claims of US 10905426, word for word, in their order; total_hits counts them all.

The request

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  --data-urlencode 'q={"patent_id":"10905426"}' \
  --data-urlencode 'f=["patent_id","claim_sequence","claim_number","claim_dependent","claim_text"]' \
  --data-urlencode 's=[{"claim_sequence":"asc"}]' \
  --data-urlencode 'o={"size":3}'

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The answer

Status 200, X-Data-Version 20261103.2, X-Text-Data-Version 20261103.3

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      "patent_id": "10905426",
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      "claim_text": "1. A surgical instrument removably couplable to an actuator arrangement, said surgical instrument comprising: an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw between an open position and a closed position; a drive system axially movable relative to said end effector between a starting position and an ending position; a housing assembly operably couplable to the actuator arrangement, said housing assembly comprising: an engagement member configured to operably couple said housing assembly to the actuator arrangement; and a contact arrangement energizable independently of said housing assembly being coupled or decoupled to the actuator arrangement; and a motor configured to drive said drive system, wherein said motor is supported by said housing assembly, and wherein said motor is prevented from being actuated by a power source if said housing assembly is not coupled to the actuator arrangement.",
      "claim_sequence": 0
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    {
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      "claim_number": "00002",
      "claim_dependent": "claim 1",
      "claim_text": "2. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein said end effector further comprises a fastener cartridge comprising fasteners removably stored therein.",
      "claim_sequence": 1
    },
    {
      "patent_id": "10905426",
      "claim_number": "00003",
      "claim_dependent": "claim 1",
      "claim_text": "3. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the actuator arrangement is operably coupled to a tool holder of a robotic arm.",
      "claim_sequence": 2
    }
  ]
}

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