Patent ID: 11857186
Assignee: REVMEDICA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A loading unit removably loadable into a surgical instrument having an elongated shaft positioned within a body of a patient, the loading unit comprising an elongated member, first and second jaws at a distal end and a firing mechanism movable axially within the loading unit to effect firing of a plurality of surgical fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws, the loading unit is configured to be inserted into a proximal opening of the instrument and through a lumen in the shaft of the instrument while the elongated shaft is positioned in the body of the patient so the first and second jaws extend distally of the shaft of the instrument, the loading unit is configured to be removed from the surgical instrument through the proximal opening of the instrument without removing the elongated shaft from the body of the patient, the loading unit engageable with and actuable by the instrument and interacts with a power pack removably loaded in the instrument as the firing mechanism of the loading unit is engaged by the power pack and is actuated by a motor within the power pack, wherein the loading unit has an articulation member movable within the elongated member to move the first and second jaws to an angle to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member and the firing mechanism is activated by the motor of the power pack and the articulation member is actuated by a second motor of the power pack.