| 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: An assembly of a loading unit and a shipping wedge comprises: the 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 the shipping wedge configured to releasably engage the loading unit, the shipping wedge including a transverse member, the transverse member disposed to extend into the loading unit and engage a drive member of the loading unit to retain the drive member in the retracted position. |
