Patent ID: 11864758
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A surgical fastening instrument comprising:
(a) a first half comprising:
(i) a first elongate member,
(ii) a distal latch projection, and
(iii) a proximal pivot projection;

(b) a second half configured to releasably couple with the first half at or near proximal ends thereof, wherein the second half comprises:
(i) a second elongate member operable to deploy fasteners toward the first half and having at least one proximal notch configured to pivotably receive the proximal pivot projection of the first half, and
(ii) a latching lever pivotably coupled to the second elongate member and configured to selectively engage the distal latch projection for clamping the first half against the second half to thereby define a clamped state of the surgical fastening instrument;

(c) an engagement member extending laterally from one of the first half or the second half; and
(d) a receptacle positioned on the other of the first half or the second half and configured to capture the engagement member such that the engagement member is movable within the receptacle when the first half is angularly oriented relative to the second half about the proximal pivot projection within a predetermined angular range, wherein a first end of the predetermined angular range corresponds to the clamped state and a second end of the predetermined angular range corresponds to an open state in which the first and second halves remain releasably coupled together.