Indicator for surgical stapler

A surgical instrument comprising;

• a body including a stationary handle;
• a tool assembly positioned on a distal portion of the body;
• a thrust bar slidably disposed within the body and configured to advance distally from a retracted position to at least a first advanced position;
• a pair of indicator members configured to provide indication to a user upon advancement of the thrust bar to the first advanced position;
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• a rack operably connected to the thrust bar and having a pair of extensions, the pair of extensions being operably engaged with the pair of indicator members such that advancement of the thrust bar causes rotation of the indicator members, wherein each of the pair of indicator members rotates about an axis which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the thrust bar and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stationary handle.

A surgical instrument comprising:

• a body;
• a trigger pivotally secured to the body;
• a tool assembly positioned on a distal portion of the body;
• a thrust bar slidably disposed within the body and configured to advance distally from a retracted position to a first advanced position during a first actuation of the trigger and advance further to a second advanced position during a second actuation of the trigger;
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• an indicator member connected to the thrust bar and configured to provide indication to a user upon completion of the first actuation of the trigger and upon completion of the second actuation of the trigger, wherein the indicator member includes a base and a pair of extensions extending from the base laterally beyond the thrust bar.