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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Joseph T. Mozloom, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
William C. Ryle, Covington, KY (US);
Douglas Marriott, Maineville, OH (US);
Joseph R. Lawrence, San Diego, CA (US);
Ioannis Girousis, San Diego, CA (US);
Sebastian C. Beck, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael D. Auld, Milford, OH (US);
Mark T. Larson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason T. Clement, Roseville, MN (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a body (), a shaft (A), an end effector (), and a lockout assembly (). The end effector includes a cartridge jaw (), an anvil jaw (), a knife () and a distal retainer (). The lockout assembly includes a sensor () and a lockout (). The lockout is vertically constrained. The sensor is associated with a first pivot () and a second pivot. The first pivot is grounded with respect to a channel (). The second pivot is a moving pivot. The lockout assembly includes an unlocked and locked position. The second pivot is positioned above the first pivot when the lockout assembly is in the unlocked position with the lockout providing no interference with respect to actuation of the knife. The first pivot and the second pivot are positioned at substantially the same height when the lockout assembly is in the locked position.