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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Mark D. Overmyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Andrew T. Beckman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert L. Koch, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2912 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0808 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0818 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector is disclosed comprising a cartridge channel, a staple cartridge positionable in the cartridge channel, and a firing assembly configured to lock itself if the staple cartridge is not positioned in the cartridge channel. Moreover, the firing assembly is configured to lock itself if the staple cartridge has been at least partially spent.