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Lockout disabling mechanism

  • US 10,194,976 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2014
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a handle assembly comprising;

    a trigger operatively coupled to a firing plate;

    an energy button configured to deliver energy to at least one electrode;

    a lockout element operatively coupled to the energy button, the lockout element configured to transition between an enabled position that prevents operation of the firing plate and a disabled position; and

    a lockout disabling mechanism configured to move relative to the lockout element between a first position and a second position, wherein when the lockout disabling mechanism is located in the first position, the lockout element can transition between the enabled position and the disabled position, and wherein when the lockout disabling mechanism moves to the second position, the lockout disabling mechanism engages the lockout element to hold the lockout element in the disabled position;

    wherein actuation of actuating the energy button transitions the lockout element from the enabled position to the disabled position when the lockout disabling mechanism is in the first position.

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