Patent ID: 9700320
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical fastening device, comprising: an elongate shaft; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the end effector including a cartridge jaw and an anvil pivotally coupled to one another and configured to engage tissue therebetween; a staple cartridge configured to be removably disposed within a channel formed in the cartridge jaw, the staple cartridge including a plurality of staples disposed therein; and a latch formed on one of the cartridge jaw and the staple cartridge, the latch being configured to extend into a corresponding engagement feature formed in the other one of the cartridge jaw and the staple cartridge when the staple cartridge is fully seated within the cartridge jaw, wherein the latch protrudes radially outward beyond an outer diameter of the elongate shaft and end effector when the latch is not engaged with the corresponding engagement feature; wherein the plurality of staples in the cartridge are configured to rotate about a pivot point into tissue engaged between the cartridge jaw and the anvil.