Patent ID: 9451959
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising: an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion and a proximal handle portion; a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member, the elongated channel member having a distal portion dimensioned to releasably receive a cartridge and a proximal portion configured to support a firing assembly, the cartridge receiving half-section further including a pair of spaced sidewalls, one of the spaced sidewalls having an outwardly facing surface defining a depression; and a clamping lever secured to the cartridge receiving half-section, the clamping lever having a proximal portion and a distal portion and including a handle portion, the clamping lever being operably associated with the anvil half-section and the cartridge receiving half-section and being movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to releasably secure the anvil portion of the anvil half-section in close approximation with the cartridge, wherein the clamping lever further includes a pair of spaced sidewalls positioned in opposition to the spaced sidewalls of the cartridge receiving half-section, one of the spaced sidewalls of the clamping lever having an inwardly facing surface defining an inwardly extending protrusion that extends in a direction towards the other spaced sidewall of the clamping lever, the protrusion being positionable within the depression of the cartridge receiving half-section to prevent the clamping lever from moving to a position where the clamping lever could be disengaged from the cartridge receiving section.