ANASTOMOSIS INSTRUMENT AND METHOD

摘要

A surgical instrument for performing an anastomosis including a handle/actuator assembly and a disposable loading unit configured and dimensioned to retain a plurality of surgical fasteners, where the disposable loading unit includes: i) oppose d split-sections pivotably connected to facilitate movement of the opposed split-sections between open and closed configurations; and ii) a pivot lockout member including a latch portion which extends between the opposed splitsections, the latch portion including a contact surface which interacts with a corresponding surface formed on at least one of the opposed split- sections to retain the opposed split-sections in the closed configuration.