Patent ID: 11925350
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the surgical stapling device comprises a firing member that is movable through a staple firing stroke from a starting position to an ending position within the surgical staple cartridge, wherein the firing member is also configured to apply the closure motion to the second jaw when the firing member is distally advanced from the starting position, wherein the firing member is retained in the starting position when the lockout is in the locked position, wherein when the lockout is in the unlocked position, the firing member is distally movable from the starting position through the staple firing stroke, and wherein said operating comprises applying a firing motion to the firing member to move the firing member from the starting position to the ending position when the second jaw is in the closed position.