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Lockout mechanism for surgical apparatus

  • US 5,584,425 A
  • Filed: 08/02/1995
  • Issued: 12/17/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a support member and a camming member movably mounted with respect to the support member, the camming member defining an opening at a distal end thereof;

    (b) a lockout member movably mounted with respect to said support member;

    (c) an assembly including a camming face, the camming face being dimensioned for insertion through the opening in the distal end of the camming member;

    (d) wherein the lockout member releasably engages the camming member so as to limit movement of the camming member with respect to the support member; and

    (e) further wherein upon contact of the camming face with the lockout member, the lockout member is disengaged from the camming member, thereby freeing the camming member for movement with respect to the support member.

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