Patent ID: 9289211
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: a first jaw member defining a channel; a lockout assembly supported on the first jaw member and including a locking lever rotatably mounted and biased by a resilient member toward the channel; a cartridge configured to selectively couple to the first jaw member, the cartridge having fasteners and a drive assembly that retains the locking lever away from the channel, the drive assembly including a sled that interacts with a pusher to drive fasteners out of the cartridge; a drive member movable through the channel from a retracted to an advanced position; a second jaw member having an anvil with staple forming depressions; the drive member driving the fasteners toward the anvil when moved to the advanced position, movement of the pusher releasing the locking lever; and an actuator in the cartridge, the actuator being coupled to the sled and biased against the pusher; wherein the actuator is positioned between wedge members of the sled.