US 12,029,416 B2
Surgical instrument with fastener preload lock-out
Augustus Felix, Cranston, RI (US)
Assigned to Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
Appl. No. 17/602,255
Filed by Davol Inc., Warwick, RI (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/028248
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/214657, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,075, filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0160351 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/068 (2013.01) [A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2925 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2050/21 (2016.02)] 46 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a handle;
an elongated shaft extending in a distal direction from the handle;
at least one fastener located within the elongated shaft;
a fastener deployment system configured to deploy the at least one fastener from the elongated shaft in response to actuation thereof, the fastener deployment system configured to apply a first load to the at least one fastener prior to actuation thereof; and
a magnetic lock-out configured and arranged to prevent the fastener deployment system from applying the first load to the at least one fastener.