Patent ID: 9668728
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: a first jaw member; a cartridge configured to selectively couple to the first jaw member, the cartridge defining a channel and having fasteners and a platform area, the platform area defining an aperture; a second jaw member having an anvil with staple forming depressions; a drive member movable from a retracted position to an advanced position, the drive member being configured to drive the fasteners toward the anvil; an actuator rotatably disposed in the aperture of the cartridge and having a head portion at a first end, and a notch at a second end, the actuator being biased by a resilient member from a first position to a second position, the head portion having a tip extending into the channel when the actuator is in the first position; and an interlock having an extension and being rotatably disposed adjacent the actuator so that the extension is engaged with the notch when the actuator is in the first position, the interlock moving to a position blocking the channel when the actuator moves to the second position.