Locking mechanism for a surgical fastening apparatus
CA 2013882 C · Owner: United States Surgical Corporation · Inventors: Presty, Dominic F.; Tompkins, Thomas M.
Overview
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An improved surgical stapling apparatus containing a locking mechanism to prevent reactuation of the apparatus the locking mechanism comprising a resilient clip having a hook which is engagable with a locking notch on the cam bar retainer. The resilient clip is initially held in a non-engagable position by means of a movable chock. When the stapler is actuated for the first time the cam bar, retainer pushes the chock into a subsequent position where the chock no longer blocks the resilient clip. The resilient clip then moves to a position where the hook is engagable with the locking notch. Once the cam bar retainer is retracted it can no longer be reactuated.
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- Filed April 4, 1990 and granted June 11, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 4, 2010.
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