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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Kenneth H. Whitfield, North Haven, CT (US);
Roanit Arthur Fernandes, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly having an anvil assembly and a cartridge assembly, and a drive assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a staple cartridge having an actuation sled assembly and channel member that supports a lockout member. The lockout member includes a stop member that interacts with the drive assembly when the actuation sled assembly is not present within a proximal portion of the staple cartridge to prevent advancement of the drive assembly and firing of the stapling device.