摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide replaceable loading units used for surgical stapling devices and including a shipping member.SOLUTION: A loading unit 100 comprises: a housing; a staple pusher assembly 130 operably retained within the housing; a knife assembly 140 operably retained within the housing; a staple cartridge 120 including a plurality of staples; and a shipping member 200 selectively secured to the housing. The shipping member includes: a base portion 210 including an inner surface 212 disposed adjacently to the staple cartridge for maintaining the plurality of staples within the staple cartridge; a leg portion extending proximally from the base portion; and a locking portion 230 disposed near a free end of the leg portion and configured to selectively engage the housing and the knife assembly. |