Patent ID: 11896254
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A closure assembly for a surgical device comprising:
a latch unit including:
a hook latch having a home position;
a forward bias constraint;
a rearward bias constraint; and
a bias member extending between and contacting the forward bias constraint and the rearward bias constraint so that the bias member has a pre-load when the hook latch is in the home position; and

a movement unit including a bar that is movable relative to the latch unit;
wherein the bar is movable relative to the latch unit in a prescribed motion into contact with the latch unit to create a locked state; and
wherein the hook latch is movable by the bar in a first direction away from the home position, and wherein the hook latch is movable by the bar in a second direction away from the home position.