Surgical fastener applying apparatus
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsHarshottam Singh Dhakad, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Nikhil R. Katre, Kiran Garikipati, Cinish P. Varghese, Arvind Kumar Gupta, Vinayan Vivekanandan
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Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue including a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member configured to releasably receive a stationary housing of a firing assembly. The stationary housing is dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit therein, and includes a lockout structure that prevents insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section if the single use loading unit is not mounted in the stationary housing.
Claims16
A disposable firing assembly for use with a surgical fastener applying apparatus, the disposable firing assembly comprising a single use loading unit and a pusher assembly, the disposable firing assembly being dimensioned to be releasably received within a cartridge receiving half-section of the fastener applying apparatus, the single use loading unit being releasably mountable to the pusher assembly, wherein the disposable firing assembly includes a lockout member that is movable from a first blocking position preventing operable insertion of the disposable firing assembly into the fastener applying apparatus to a second unblocking position to enable full operable insertion of the firing assembly into the fastener applying apparatus.
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