Surgical instrument having a rotary lockout mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6773438
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09692627

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In accordance with the present invention there is provided a surgical fastening instrument. The instrument includes a handle and a shaft extending from the handle. The shaft contains a plurality of surgical fasteners therein. The instrument also has a mechanism for first distally deploying a penetrating member from the distal end of the shaft and thereafter feeding at least one of the surgical fasteners distally from the penetrating member. The instrument further includes a lockout mechanism for preventing the penetrating member from deploying from the shaft upon feeding all of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the shaft.

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  • ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Knodel, Bryan D Flagstaff, AZ 188 88565
Kuhns, Jesse Cincinnati, OH 10 10968
Thompson, Bennie Cincinnati, OH 66 26783

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