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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
John R. Twomey, Superior, CO (US);
Jessica E. C. Olson, Frederick, CO (US);
Grant T. Sims, Littleton, CO (US);
Loren Toth, Lakewood, CO (US);
Monte S. Fry, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael B. Lyons, Boulder, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing. A movable handle is coupled to the housing and is configured to approximate a pair of jaw members toward and away from one another. A latch mechanism operably couples to the movable handle and includes one or more mechanical interfaces configured to selectively engage a corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing to lock and unlock the jaw members in an approximated configuration. When the movable handle is in a jammed position, the mechanical interface(s) of the latch mechanism is/are configured to deform and separate from the corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing when the movable handle is moved from the jammed position.