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

Claim 0:
1. A reload assembly for use with a surgical stapling device comprising:
a staple cartridge supporting a plurality of staples;
a staple pusher movable from a pusher retracted position to a pusher advanced position to eject the plurality of staples from the staple cartridge;
a 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 supporting a knife; and
a locking member supported on the knife carrier and slidable relative to the knife carrier along a longitudinal axis of the knife carrier, the locking member configured to engage the staple actuator in the actuator advanced position while engaging the knife carrier in the carrier retracted position such that the locking member inhibits re-advancement of the knife carrier.