Forceps including a pre-loaded handle latch

A closure assembly for a surgical device comprising:

• a movement unit including a contact element that is movable in a direction of a prescribed motion between a first position and a second position;
• a latch unit including a latch plate and a latch member extending from the latch plate, the latch plate being movable between:
• a lockable state where the latch member is engageable by the contact element;
• and
• an unlockable state where the latch member is not engageable by the contact element;
• and
• an indicator mechanism configured to generate an indication when the latch unit is in the unlockable state and the contact element is moved to the second position.

A closure assembly for a surgical device comprising:

• a movement unit including a bar, the bar movable in a direction of a prescribed motion between a first position and a second position;
• a latch unit including a latch member, the latch member being movable between:
• a lockable state where the latch member is engageable by the bar;
• and
• an unlockable state where the latch member is not engageable by the bar;
• and
• an indicator mechanism configured to generate an indication when the latch unit is in the unlockable state and the bar is moved to the second position.

A closure assembly for a surgical device comprising:

• a movement unit including a contact element that is movable in a direction of a prescribed motion between a first position and a second position;
• a latch unit including a latch member that is movable between an activated state where the latch member is engageable by the contact element when the contact element moves from the first position to the second position and a deactivated state where the latch member is not engageable by the contact element when the contact element is moved from the first position to the second position;
• and
• an indicator mechanism configured to generate at least one of tactile feedback, audible feedback, or visual feedback when the latch unit is in the deactivated state and the contact element is moved to the second position.