Patent ID: 7793812

Claim:
A disposable loading unit for attachment to a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus, said disposable loading unit comprising: a carrier; a staple cartridge supported in said carrier; an anvil assembly movably coupled to said carrier for selective movable travel between open and closed positions relative to said staple cartridge; an axial drive assembly supported within said carrier to move in a distal direction from a start position to an end position through said carrier and said staple cartridge and in a proximal direction from said end position to said start position; a motor supported within said carrier and interfacing with said axial drive assembly to drive said axial drive assembly in said distal and proximal directions; a battery holder movably supported within said carrier and attachable to a control rod of the surgical cutting and stapling apparatus; and a battery supported within said battery holder such that said battery is retained in a disconnected position prior to coupling said disposable loading unit to the surgical cutting and stapling apparatus and is movable therefrom to at least one subsequent position upon coupling said disposable loading unit to said surgical stapling apparatus.