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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Lauren S. Weaner, West Chester, OH (US);
Morgan R. Hunter, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical end effector. A first jaw is configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge. A lockout system is supported within the end effector and is biased laterally into lateral retaining engagement with a firing member when the firing member is in a starting position to thereby retain the firing member in the starting position. The lockout system is configured to be laterally biased out of lateral retaining engagement when contacted by a cam assembly of a surgical staple cartridge that is seated within the first jaw and the cam assembly is in the unfired position.