Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument system comprising a magnetic lockout
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Application No.: US15131282Application Date: 2016-04-18
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Publication No.: US10363037B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Taylor W. Aronhalt , Austin E. Wise , Morgan R. Hunter , Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/10
- IPC: A61B17/10 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B90/98

Abstract:
Surgical instrument systems comprising lockouts are disclosed. The systems comprise a firing member, a staple cartridge assembly, and a lockout member. The lockout member, movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, is configured to prevent the firing member from being advanced through the staple cartridge assembly when the lockout member is in its locked position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170296190A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING A MAGNETIC LOCKOUT Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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