Patent ID: 11931033
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A stapling system, comprising:
(a) a staple cartridge, comprising:
(i) a cartridge body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a swing gate rotatable between an undeployed position and a deployed position;
(ii) staples removably stored in the cartridge body; and
(iii) a sled movable distally from an unfired position to a fired position to eject the staples from the cartridge body during a staple firing stroke, wherein the sled is configured to rotate the swing gate from the undeployed position to the deployed position during the staple firing stroke; and

(b) a stapling instrument, comprising:
(i) a first jaw configured to receive the staple cartridge;
(ii) a second jaw;
(iii) a firing system comprising a firing member movable distally to push the sled distally during the staple firing stroke; and
(iv) a firing lockout configured to block the firing member from being moved distally through the staple firing stroke,

wherein the firing lockout is configured to be overcome by the sled when the staple cartridge is seated in the first jaw and the sled is advanced distally from the unfired position,
wherein the sled is configured to be releasably engaged with the firing member,
wherein the sled is retractable proximally by the firing member from the fired position to a retracted, spent position,
wherein the swing gate is positioned distally with respect to the unfired position,
wherein the swing gate in the deployed position is configured to contact the sled in the retracted, spent position,
wherein the firing member is detachable from the sled when the sled contacts the deployed swing gate, and
wherein the firing lockout is configured to prevent the firing member from being advanced distally through the staple cartridge when the sled is detached from the firing member and in the retracted, spent position.