Paul A. Scirica;Eric Taylor;Matthew J. Chowaniec;Peter Hathaway
发明人:
Paul A. Scirica,Eric Taylor,Peter Hathaway,Matthew J. Chowaniec
申请号：
US13480603
公开号：
US20130313305A1
申请日:
2012.05.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes a cartridge-receiving assembly and a cartridge assembly releasably engagable therewith. The cartridge assembly includes a housing and a knife assembly having a knife translatable from an initial position to a deployed position and a knife guard pivotable between a storage position, wherein the knife guard substantially encloses the knife member, and a use position, wherein the knife member is exposed for translation through the housing. The knife guard engages to the knife member such that translation of the knife member rotates the guard to the use position.
