A powered surgical stapler comprising: a housing； an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis； a drive motor disposed at least partially within a housing； a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor； an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion, the end effector being in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod so that the firing rod drives a surgical function of the end effector； and a main drive switch including first and second switches formed together as a toggle switch, wherein the first switch is adapted to activate the drive motor in a first direction to facilitate a first surgical function of the end effector and the second switch is adapted to activate the drive motor in a second direction to facilitate a second surgical function of the end effector.
