Patent ID: 9603594
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of firing a surgical device comprising: moving a handle of the surgical device from an open position toward an actuated position; engaging rack teeth of a rack of a ratchet mechanism with pawl teeth of a pawl of the ratchet mechanism to prevent the handle from moving back toward the open position; disengaging the rack teeth from the pawl teeth to allow the handle to move toward the open position by using one of a first method and a second method, wherein the first method includes moving the handle a predetermined distance toward the actuated position such that a cam surface of the rack engages the pawl to disengage the rack teeth from the pawl teeth, and the second method includes engaging an override prior to moving the handle the predetermined distance such that the override disengages the rack teeth from the pawl teeth.