SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT HAVING A SINGLE LOCKOUT MECHANISM FOR PREVENTION OF FIRING
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle portion operably configured to produce a firing motion;
an elongate channel coupled to the handle portion;
an anvil pivotally attached to the elongate channel;
a staple device engaged by the elongate channel and including a plurality of staple drivers and a wedge member distally positionable in the staple device to cam the staple drivers toward the anvil;
a firing device responsive to the firing motion to drive the wedge member distally;
a lockout device disabled by a proximally positioned wedge member and operably configured to prevent distal movement of the firing device.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures simultaneously severs and staples tissue clamped in an end effector comprising an elongate channel, which holds a staple cartridge, and a pivotally attached anvil. An E-beam firing bar engages the channel and selectively engages the anvil during distal firing movements, wherein the tissue is severed and stapled driven upward from the staple cartridge to form against the anvil. In particular, a wedge integral to the staple cartridge is driven distally by a middle pin of the firing bar to effect stapling. A single lockout of the elongate channel responds to the presence of the wedge sled in its unfired position to allow the firing bar to fire. Otherwise, the single lockout prevents firing when the staple cartridge is missing or spent.
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18 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:
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a handle portion operably configured to produce a firing motion;
an elongate channel coupled to the handle portion;
an anvil pivotally attached to the elongate channel;
a staple device engaged by the elongate channel and including a plurality of staple drivers and a wedge member distally positionable in the staple device to cam the staple drivers toward the anvil;
a firing device responsive to the firing motion to drive the wedge member distally;
a lockout device disabled by a proximally positioned wedge member and operably configured to prevent distal movement of the firing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a handle portion operably configured to produce a closing motion and a firing motion;
a shaft attached to the handle motion and operably configured for transferring the closing motion and the firing motion;
an elongate channel attached to the shaft;
an anvil pivotally attached to the elongate channel and responsive to the closing motion;
a firing bar coupled to the shaft and responsive to the firing motion to distally traverse between the elongate channel and the anvil;
a staple device engaged by the elongate channel and including a wedge member displaced by the firing bar during firing; and
a lockout device disabled by a nondisplaced wedge member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical instrument for use through a cannula passageway, comprising:
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a handle means for producing a closing motion and a firing motion;
an implement means for clamping tissue in response to the closing motion and stapling and severing tissue in response to the firing motion; and
a lockout means for preventing severing tissue when the implement means is unable to staple. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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