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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Harshottam Singh Dhakad, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Kiran Garikipati, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Nikhil R. Katre, Maharashtra, IN;
Vinayan Vivekanandan, Kerala, IN;
Salman Kapadia, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member configured to releasably receive a firing assembly and a single use loading unit. A lockout structure prevents insertion of the single use loading unit into the channel member after the firing assembly is mounted to the cartridge receiving half-section. Alternatively, the lockout structure prevents full insertion of the firing assembly into the cartridge receiving half-section, if the single use loading unit is not engaged with the firing assembly.