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

Claim 19:
20. A surgical instrument comprising:
(a) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises:
(i) a first jaw,
(ii) a second jaw operable to actuate between an open position and a closed position,
(iii) a knife configured to actuate between a pre-fired position and a fired position, and
(iv) a tissue sealing assembly;

(b) a resilient arm associated with the second jaw, 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; and
(c) a housing associated with the second jaw, wherein the housing comprises:
(i) a firing assembly configured to actuate the knife between the pre-fired position and the fired position,
(ii) a lockout button in communication with the tissue sealing assembly, and
(iii) a lockout body configured to transition between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein the lockout body is configured to inhibit movement of the firing assembly in the locked configuration, wherein the lockout body is configured to activate the lockout button in the unlocked configuration.