Patent ID: 9072515
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: a handle assembly including a movable handle and a handle housing, the movable handle being movable through actuation strokes relative to said handle housing; an actuation shaft supported at least in part within said handle housing and mounted for longitudinal movement therein in response to manipulation of said movable handle through said actuation strokes; an elongated body protruding from said handle housing, said elongated body having a distal end configured to be operably attached to a disposable loading unit and a proximal end interfacing with said actuation shaft to transfer said actuation strokes from said actuation shaft to the disposable loading unit; an articulation system operably supported by said handle assembly and interfacing with said elongated body to selectively apply articulation motions thereto; and a selector arrangement interfacing with said movable handle, said actuation shaft and said articulation system such that when said selector arrangement is in a firing orientation, manipulation of said movable handle through said actuation strokes actuates said actuation shaft and when said selector arrangement is in an articulation orientation, manipulation of said movable handle through said actuation strokes actuates said articulation system.