US 12,274,441 B2
Surgical reloadable cartridge assembly
Andrew Marecki, West Boylston, MA (US); Otto Briner, Somerville, MA (US); and Leon Amariglio, Lexington, MA (US)
Assigned to Lexington Medical, Inc., Lexington, MA (US)
Filed by Lexington Medical, Inc., Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,284.
Application 17/033,210 is a division of application No. 15/631,429, filed on Jun. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,912,560, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 18/129,284 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,210, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,617,582.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233206 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical reloadable cartridge assembly apparatus, comprising:
a lock slider;
a blade including an opening; and
a blade lock configured to move radially between a secure position when the blade lock is in the opening of the blade that prevents the blade from moving and an open position when a surface of the lock slider is between the blade and the blade lock and the blade lock is outside of the opening of the blade that allows the blade to move.