Patent ID: 11950776
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a shaft;
a rotatable coupler rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a biasing lock configured to bias the rotatable coupler toward the locked position;
a first drive system;
a second drive system operable independently from the first drive system; and
a replaceable stapling assembly operably coupleable to the shaft, wherein the replaceable stapling assembly is movable relative to the shaft between an unattached position and an attached position, and wherein the replaceable stapling assembly comprises:
a first jaw; and
a second jaw pivotable relative to the first jaw;

wherein the first drive system and the second drive system are operable in the attached position, wherein the rotatable coupler is rotatable toward the unlocked position based on the replaceable stapling assembly moving toward the attached position, and wherein the biasing lock rotates the rotatable coupler to the locked position based on the replaceable stapling assembly reaching the attached position.