摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking shipping wedge for use with a single use loading unit of a surgical instrument.SOLUTION: A loading unit and shipping wedge assembly comprises: a loading unit adapted to releasably engage a surgical instrument and including a tool assembly and a drive assembly, the drive assembly being movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to actuate the tool assembly; and a shipping wedge configured to releasably engage the loading unit, the shipping wedge including a transverse member positioned to extend into the loading unit and engage the drive member to retain the drive member of the loading unit in the retracted position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |