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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
William B. Weisenburgh, II, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kyle P. Moore, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Mark H. Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
Steven G. Hall, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall J. Tanguay, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Apex, NC (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, West Chester, OH (US);
Glen A. Armstrong, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Shailendra K Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin R. Doll, Mason, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, South Lebanon, OH (US);
William D. Kelly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ronald J. Kolata, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joshua R. Uth, Mason, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Douglas B. Hoffman, Harrison, OH (US);
Patrick A. Weizman, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Dean B. Bruewer, Fairfield, OH (US);
Gregory B. Blair, McCordsville, IN (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
In various embodiments, a surgical stapling instrument can include a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft defines an axis, and a disposable loading unit which is assembled to the shaft in a direction which is transverse to the shaft axis. Such a connection between the disposable loading unit and the shaft can prevent, or at least inhibit, the disposable loading unit from being unintentionally displaced proximally and/or distally relative to the shaft of the surgical instrument. The surgical stapling instrument and/or disposable loading unit can further include a threaded collar and/or detent assembly configured to hold the disposable loading unit in place. In various embodiments, a disposable loading unit can include a lockout feature which can prevent, or at least inhibit, an expended disposable loading unit from being reassembled to the elongated body of the surgical instrument.