US 12,133,648 B2
Surgical instrument with cartridge release mechanisms
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US); Sarah A. Worthington, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Seth D. Holdmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/481,819.
Application 18/481,819 is a division of application No. 17/109,615, filed on Dec. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,849,943.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041451 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0686 (2013.01) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument, the surgical staple cartridge assembly comprising:
an elongated channel comprising a sidewall including an aperture;
a staple cartridge insertable into the elongated channel for assembly therewith, wherein the staple cartridge comprises:
a cartridge body, comprising:
a deck;
staple cavities defined in the deck, wherein the staple cavities comprise staples; and
a cartridge pan attached to the cartridge body, wherein the cartridge pan comprises a collapsible detent receivable in a natural state in the aperture of the elongated channel; and
a retainer releasably couplable to the elongated channel in a first configuration and in a second configuration different than the first configuration, wherein the retainer maintains the staples in the staple cavities in the first configuration, and wherein the retainer disengages the collapsible detent from the aperture in the second configuration to facilitate removal of the staple cartridge from the elongated channel.