Patent ID: 11911029
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A reload assembly for use with a surgical stapling device comprising:
a staple pusher movable from a pusher retracted position to a pusher advanced position;
a staple actuator engaged with the staple pusher, the staple actuator movable from an actuator retracted position to an actuator advanced position to move the staple pusher from the pusher retracted position to the pusher advanced position;
a knife carrier movable between a carrier retracted position and a carrier advanced position, the knife carrier including a proximal portion defining a notch, the knife carrier supporting a knife; and
a locking member including a proximal end configured to be anchored against the notch of the knife carrier and a distal end configured to engage the staple actuator such that when the staple actuator is in the actuator advanced position and the knife carrier is in the carrier retracted position, the locking member inhibits re-advancement of the knife carrier, the locking member coupled to the knife carrier and slidable relative to the knife carrier.