Surgical instrument with indicator
First Claim
1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
- a handle assembly including a firing trigger and a firing indicator, the firing trigger being movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position, the firing trigger including engagement structure;
an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; and
a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions;
wherein the engagement structure of the firing trigger moves the firing indicator from a first position to a second position when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position, and wherein the firing indicator includes a pawl, the firing trigger being configured to engage the pawl when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position.
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Abstract
A surgical stapling instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a head portion. The handle assembly includes a firing trigger and a firing indicator. The firing trigger is movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position. The head portion is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and includes an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The anvil assembly is movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions. Engagement structure of the firing trigger moves the firing indicator from a first position to a second position when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position.
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18 Claims
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1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
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a handle assembly including a firing trigger and a firing indicator, the firing trigger being movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position, the firing trigger including engagement structure; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; and a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions; wherein the engagement structure of the firing trigger moves the firing indicator from a first position to a second position when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position, and wherein the firing indicator includes a pawl, the firing trigger being configured to engage the pawl when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising:
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a handle assembly including a firing trigger, the firing trigger being movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions; an approximation indicator disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly, the approximation indicator being configured to move from a first position towards a second position in response to the anvil assembly moving in relation to the shell assembly towards its approximated position; and a firing indicator disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly and independent from the approximation indicator, the firing indicator being configured to move from a first position towards a second position in response to the firing trigger moving towards its second actuated position, wherein the firing indicator includes a pawl and the firing trigger is configured to engage the pawl of the firing indicator when the firing trigger is moved from its first non-actuated position toward its second actuated position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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