#$%^&*AU2014203328A120150122.pdf#####COUPLING MEMBER CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH SURGICAL DEVICES ABSTRACT A surgical apparatus (100) is provided. The surgical apparatus (100) includes a surgical actuating device (11) including a shaft (12) having supporting a first coupling member (36). The first coupling member (36) includes one or more pairs of apertures (42a, 42b). The reload (10) includes a second coupling member (51) including a locking assembly (46). The second coupling member (51) includes a pair of spring pins (52a, 52b) positionable within the pair of apertures (42a, 42b). The spring pins (52a, 52b) being movable from an inward position to a radial outward position. The locking assembly (46) includes a lock plate (48) that is moveable from a first position located between the spring pins (52a, 52b) to a second position spaced from the spring pins (52a, 52b). In the radial outward position, the spring pins (52a, 52b) are received within the apertures (42a, 42b) of the first coupling member (36) to secure the reload (10) to the surgical actuating member and when the lock plate (48) is in the first position, the reload (10) cannot be separated from the surgical actuating device (11).1/7 15 36 13 12 11 19 14 21 25 23 10 FIG. 1
