摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical stapling apparatus preventing firing of a knife caused by carelessness.SOLUTION: The surgical stapling apparatus 100 includes a housing 102, an elongated member 104, and a reload 106. A cartridge 112 is configured to selectively couple to a first jaw member 108 of the reload. An anvil operably supported on a second jaw member 110 of the reload is configured to compress one or more fasteners ejected from the cartridge. The anvil includes one or more locking members thereon. A knife is configured to translate through the cartridge and anvil when the first and second jaw members are in a closed configuration. Engagement between the knife and one or more resilient members causes the resilient member(s) to move from an initial configuration to a final configuration. The initial configuration allows the knife to travel distally past the locking member(s), and the final configuration allows the locking member(s) to engage the knife. |