Patent ID: 11864821
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A surgical instrument comprising:
(a) a housing extending distally into a first jaw;
(b) a resilient arm pivotably coupled with the housing, wherein the resilient arm extends distally into a second jaw, wherein the second jaw is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, wherein the resilient arm is configured to transition between a relaxed state and a flexed state while the second jaw is in the closed position;
(c) an electrically activated component;
(d) a knife configured to actuate within the first jaw and the second jaw between a pre-fired position and a fired position;
(e) a knife actuation assembly configured to actuate the knife between the pre-fire position and the fired position; and
(f) a lockout assembly comprising:
(i) a lockout button in communication with the electrically activated component, and
(ii) an actuating body configured to transition between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration in response to the resilient arm transitioning between the relaxed state and the flexed state, respectively, wherein the actuating body is configured to inhibit actuation of the knife actuation assembly when the resilient arm is in the relaxed state, wherein the actuating body is configured to activate the lockout button in the unlocked configuration.