Patent ID: 11918279
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A surgical instrument comprising:
(a) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises:
(i) a first jaw,
(ii) a second jaw pivotably coupled with the first jaw, wherein the second jaw is operable to transition between an open position and a closed position, and
(iii) a knife configured to actuate between a pre-fired position to a fired position;

(b) a knife drive assembly configured to actuate the knife between the pre-fired position and the fired position;
(c) an electrode activation assembly configured to activate the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode activation assembly comprises a lockout switch configured to inhibit activation of the electrode activation assembly when deactivated and allow activation of the electrode assembly when activated; and
(d) a lockout body configured to actuate relative to the knife drive assembly and the electrode activation assembly between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the lockout body is configured to inhibit actuation of knife drive assembly and activation of the electrode activation assembly in the locked position, wherein the lockout body is configured to permit actuation of knife drive assembly and activation of the electrode activation assembly in the unlocked position, wherein the lockout body is configured to directly activate the lockout switch in the unlocked position to thereby permit activation of the electrode activation assembly, wherein the lockout body is biased toward the locked position.