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Stapling system comprising a clamp lockout and a firing lockout

US11234698B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5,846References

23Claims

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jason L. Harris · Lebanon, US
Seth D. Holdmeyer · Cincinnati, US
Chad P. Boudreaux · Cincinnati, US
Richard W. Timm · Cincinnati, US
Gregory J. Bakos · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2560/0266
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, and a sled configured to drive the staples out of the cartridge body is disclosed. In use, the staple cartridge is seatable in a jaw of a stapling instrument which is positioned opposite a movable jaw. The surgical instrument further comprises a closure lockout which prevents the movable jaw from being closed if the staple cartridge is not seated in the stapling instrument. The surgical instrument also comprises a firing lockout which prevents the stapling instrument from being fired if the sled is not in a proximal unfired position when the staple firing stroke is initiated.

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