US PATENT SUBCLASS 227 / 175.3
.~.~ Responsive to a condition or position of a staple magazine


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227 /   HD   ELONGATED-MEMBER-DRIVING APPARATUS

175.1  DF  SURGICAL STAPLER {4}
175.2  DF  .~ With lockout {1}
175.3.~.~ Responsive to a condition or position of a staple magazine {1}
175.4  DF  .~.~.~> Lockout prevents firing of a spent staple magazine


DEFINITION

Classification: 227/175.3

Responsive to a condition or position of a staple magazine:

(under subclass 175.2) Device wherein said means to prevent motion precludes motion of said part in response to the presence or absence of a staple magazine, (e.g., whether the staples are properly loaded with a magazine), or a specific condition of said magazine (e.g., the number of remaining staples in said cartridge).