Patent ID: 9539007
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising: an anvil half-section including a distal anvil portion; a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member; and a stationary housing configured to be releasably supported within the elongated channel member of the cartridge receiving half-section, the stationary housing supporting firing components of the apparatus, the stationary housing being dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit, the stationary housing including a lockout structure positioned and configured to prevent full insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section if the single use loading unit is not mounted in the stationary housing, wherein the lockout structure is movable between a first position which prevents insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section and a second position which permits insertion of the stationary housing into the cartridge receiving half-section, the lockout structure including at least one flexible member extending from a sidewall of the stationary housing, the flexible member being movable from the first position to the second position in response to insertion of the single use loading unit into the stationary housing.