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Disposable loading unit with firing indicator

US7810692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven G. Hall · Cincinnati, US
Randall J. Tanguay · Lebanon, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly · Cincinnati, US
Galen C. Robertson · Apex, US
Andrew M. Zwolinski · Cincinnati, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2008
Grant date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A disposable loading unit for operable attachment to a surgical stapling apparatus. The disposable loading unit may have a carrier that supports a staple cartridge therein, an anvil assembly that is movably coupled to the carrier, and an axial drive assembly that is constructed to move in a distal direction from a start position to an end position through the staple cartridge in response to a drive motion imparted to the axial drive assembly from the surgical stapling apparatus. A firing indicator is provided on at least one of the anvil assembly and housing for indicating a position of the axial drive assembly as the axial drive assembly is driven from the start position to the end position.

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