Patent ID: 11931033
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A staple cartridge, comprising:
(a) a cartridge body, a lock aperture defined in the cartridge body;
(b) a spent cartridge lock movably mounted to the cartridge body, wherein the spent cartridge lock includes a trippable portion and a lock portion;
(c) staples removably stored in the cartridge body; and
(d) a sled movable distally in a longitudinal direction from an unfired position to a fired position to eject the staples from the cartridge body during a staple firing stroke, an aperture defined in the sled, wherein the sled is configured to move the spent cartridge lock from an unlocked position in which the trippable portion extends into the aperture defined in the sled and in which the lock portion does not extend into the lock aperture defined in the cartridge body, to a locked position in which the trippable portion does not extend into the aperture defined in the sled and in which the lock portion extends into the lock aperture defined in the cartridge body, during the staple firing stroke.