The surgical stapling instrument having a surgical staple cartridge having a degradable support structure, a system that prevents the actuating movement and if there is no cartridge

摘要

The end effector and the surgical staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument. In various embodiments, cartridge support member is coupled to a portion of the staple cartridge body embedded. Cartridge support member is configured to be removably coupled to the channel portion of the elongate surgical instrument. Stapling process is complete, the cartridge body, the cartridge support is still to remain in a state of being stapled to the tissue, is shown to the surgeon that there is no cartridge in the elongate channel, attached to the elongate channel buried It is separated from the member. In other embodiments, in order to when the staple cartridge is present in the end effector, to prevent to be advanced to a position where the closure member is fully fired, the closure lockout configuration is provided.