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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00544 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2903 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0803 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0808 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical stapling system comprising a lockout is disclosed. The lockout is configured to prevent the stapling system from performing a stapling firing function if an unspent staple cartridge is not fully seated in the stapling system. In various instances, the lockout is configured to permit the stapling system to perform a jaw clamping function even though an unspent staple cartridge is not fully seated in the stapling system.
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US2017296172A1; US2017296190A1; US2017296171A1; US2017296191A1; US2017296170A1; EP3235444A2; EP3235451A1; WO2017184503A2; WO2017184509A1; WO2017184510A1; EP3235444A3; WO2017184503A3; US10363037B2; US10368867B2; US2019290281A1; US10426469B2; US10433840B2; US10478181B2; US2020015819A1; EP3235444B1; US11147554B2; US11559303B2; EP3235451B1; EP3235451C0; EP4292545A2; EP4292545A3;