# US 2013/0153629 A1 · Shipping Wedge with Lockout > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153629 A1 - Document ID: US20130153629A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/768,169 - Filed: 2013-02-15 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-03-18 - Assignees: Covidien LP - Inventors: Stanislaw Kostrzewski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153629A1 ## CPC - A61B 17/068: Surgical staplers {, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps}({staplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105;} for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; {staplers in general B25C5/00}) - A61B 17/0686: {having a forming anvil staying below the tissue during stapling} - A61B 17/07207: {the staples being applied sequentially} - A61B 2017/00473: {Distal part, e.g. tip or head (A61B2017/00464 takes precedence)} - A61B 2017/0688: {Packages or dispensers for surgical staplers} - A61B 2017/07271: {characterised by its cartridge} - A61B 2017/07285: {characterised by its cutter} - A61B 2090/034: {abutting on parts of the device itself} - A61B 2090/038: {during shipment} - A61B 2090/0801: {Prevention of accidental cutting or pricking} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A shipping wedge for use with a surgical instrument includes a base configured to be detachably secured with a body portion of the surgical instrument, a blocking member depending from the base and engageable with a movable operative member of the surgical instrument, and a locking member depending from the base and engageable with a lockout mechanism of the surgical instrument. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shipping wedge for use with a surgical instrument having a body portion, the shipping wedge comprising: a base configured to be detachably secured with the body portion of the surgical instrument; a blocking member depending from the base and engageable with a movable operative member of the surgical instrument; and a locking member depending from the base and engageable with a lockout mechanism of the surgical instrument. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shipping wedge according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is a hook configured to engage with a knife member of the surgical instrument to inhibit movement of the knife member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The shipping wedge according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is pivotably associated with the body portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The shipping wedge according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a proximal end portion including the locking member and a distal end portion including the blocking member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The shipping wedge according to claim 4, wherein the blocking member extends distally from the base. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The shipping wedge according to claim 1, wherein the locking member includes an enlarged flange. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The shipping wedge according to claim 6, wherein the flange is a circular disc. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The shipping wedge according to claim 7, wherein the shipping wedge includes a downward extension connecting the circular disc to the base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The shipping wedge according to claim 8, wherein the circular disc has a diameter larger than a width of the downward extension. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The shipping wedge according to claim 1, further comprising flexible arms projecting from the base, wherein the flexible arms are shaped to cooperated with the body portion of the surgical instrument. ### Claim 11 A surgical instrument comprising: an elongate member; a loading unit detachably coupled to the elongate member, the loading unit including: a body portion; a movable operative device disposed in the body portion; and a lockout mechanism including a locking plate movably mounted to the body portion, the locking plate movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a removable safety device including: a blocking member engageable with the movable operative device; and a lockout member engageable with the locking plate, wherein the removable safety device is locked to the body portion of the loading unit when the locking plate is in the locked position and is unlocked for removal from the body portion when the locking plate is in the unlocked position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the lockout member includes a neck portion and a flange portion extending from the neck portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The surgical instrument according to claim 12, wherein the locking plate includes a keyhole slot including a first portion configured to receive the flange portion of the lockout member and a second portion configured to receive the neck portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The surgical instrument according to claim 13, wherein the flange portion is a circular disc. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the loading unit further includes a biasing member configured to bias the locking plate toward the locked position. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the movable operative device is a knife member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the loading unit further includes an actuator configured to move the locking plate upon actuation of the actuator.