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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Wendy A. Kerr, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brett E. Swensgard, West Chester, OH (US);
Kevin D. Sackett, Independence, KY (US);
Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
ETHICON LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument system comprising a handle and a shaft assembly is disclosed. The shaft assembly comprises an end effector, a release actuator, and a latch. The release actuator comprises a lock engaged with the handle when the release actuator is in a proximal position and disengaged from the handle when the release actuator is in a distal position. The latch is operably engaged with the release actuator and movable between a first position and a second position. The release actuator is configured to rotate the latch from the first position to the second position when the release actuator is moved toward the distal position. The latch comprises a catch configured to engage the handle when the latch is moved toward the second position. The catch is disengaged from the handle upon an additional manipulation of the release actuator. The additional manipulation is in a proximal direction.