abstract a surgical device for clipping tissue can include a replaceable cartridge comprising a stack of clips contained therein and a firing drive configured to reciprocatingly eject, or deploy, the clips from the cartridge. after the clips have been deployed from the cartridge, a blocking member can be positioned to impede or block the firing drive. in at least one embodiment, the cartridge can include a biasing member configured to bias the blocking member into a firing chamber defined in the cartridge and / or surgical device. the surgical device can also include a crimping drive configured to deform a clip after it has been ejected from the cartridge. the blocking member can also be configured to impede or block the crimping drive after all of the clips from the cartridge have been used. ****************** translation of the invention patent summary summary: "empty clip cartridge lock". a surgical device (100) for applying clips to fabrics is presented, which may include a replaceable cartridge (130) comprising a stack of clips (140) contained therein, and a trigger trigger (160) configured to eject or implant, reciprocally, the clips (140) of the cartridge. after the clips have been applied from the cartridge, a locking element (348) can be positioned to prevent or block the trigger. (160) in at least one embodiment, the cartridge (130) may include a tilt element (136) configured to force the locking element (348) into a firing chamber (149) defined in the cartridge and / or the surgical device. the surgical device may also include a crimp driver configured to deform a clip after it has been ejected from the cartridge. the locking element (348) can also be configured to prevent or lock the crimp driver after all the clips (140) of the cartridge (130) have been used. 23447221v1 1/1 23447221v1abstract a surgical device for clipping tissue can include a replaceable cartridge comprising a stack of clips contained therein and a firing drive configured to reciprocat