US 12,076,017 B2
Surgical instrument including a deployable knife
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US); Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US); Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US); and Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,759.
Application 17/591,759 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,045, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,284,898.
Application 16/544,045 is a continuation of application No. 16/131,148, filed on Sep. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,123,069, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Application 16/131,148 is a continuation of application No. 14/489,746, filed on Sep. 18, 2014, granted, now 10,105,142, issued on Oct. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233194 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/105 (2013.01) [A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A replaceable staple cartridge, comprising:
a deck comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
a longitudinal slot defining a longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end toward the distal end;
longitudinal rows of staple cavities defined in said deck;
staples removably stored in said staple cavities;
a sled movable from a proximal unfired position to a distal fired position during a firing stroke to eject said staples from said staple cavities, wherein said sled comprises a knife movable within said longitudinal slot in a deployed state during the firing stroke, wherein said knife comprises a knife edge that is stowable in a stowed configuration outside the firing stroke, wherein said knife edge is moveable along a linear path between the stowed configuration and a deployed configuration; and
a lockout sensor to detect a presence of said sled in the proximal unfired position, wherein said lockout sensor is in communication with a lockout circuit configured to prevent said sled from being moved through the firing stroke if said sled is not in the proximal unfired position.