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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Seth D. Holdmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Morgan R. Hunter, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory G. Scott, Mason, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Disha V. Estera, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A staple cartridge comprising a deformable authentication key that is movable between a first state and a second state is disclosed. The authentication key is configured to operably engage a lockout of a surgical stapling device when the staple cartridge is inserted into the surgical stapling device in an initial insertion position. When the cartridge is seated in a final position within the device, the authentication key is deformed from the first state to the second state and moves the lockout from a locked position to an unlocked position.