US PATENT SUBCLASS 227 / 175.4
.~.~.~ Lockout prevents firing of a spent 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  DF  .~.~ Responsive to a condition or position of a staple magazine {1}
175.4.~.~.~ Lockout prevents firing of a spent staple magazine


DEFINITION

Classification: 227/175.4

Lockout prevents firing of a spent staplemagazine:

(under subclass 175.3) Device wherein said means to prevent motion precludes motion of said part due to the absence of staples in the magazine, that is, when all of the staples in the magazine have been consumed.