Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device

Details Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device

1988-11-07

1990-01-09

Watts, Douglas D.

Elongated-member-driving apparatus

With interlock means

227 19, 227120, A61B 1710

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048922447

ABSTRACT:
A lockout mechanism actuable upon the firing of staples in a surgical staple cartridge such that the lockout mechanism prevents the refiring of the spent staple cartridge when that cartridge remains loaded within the surgical stapler. In addition, the lockout mechanism will prevent reloading of a spent staple cartridge within a surgical stapler after the spent staple cartridge has been removed from the surgical stapler.

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patent: 4520817 (1985-06-01), Green
patent: 4633861 (1987-01-01), Chow et al.
patent: 4664305 (1987-05-01), Blake, III et al.
patent: 4809898 (1989-03-01), Gassner et al.

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