Surgical stapling and cutting apparatus—deployment mechanisms, systems and methods

1. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a handle assembly;

a shaft assembly coupled to the handle assembly; and

an end-effector coupled to the shaft assembly,

wherein the end-effector comprises:

a jaw assembly configured to clamp, staple, and cut a target tissue,

wherein the handle assembly comprises:

a trigger element to activate a drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut said target tissue,

wherein the deployment assembly comprises:

a deployment slide member to either advance said deployment assembly in a first direction or retreat said deployment assembly in a second direction, and

a swing arm member movably coupled to said deployment assembly configured to reset a clamp lock member to release the jaw assembly to an un-clamp state, and said swing arm member to further reset a deploy release member to allow a mode switch member to be reset to a neutral state disengaging said drive assembly from a deploy mode.

2. The surgical stapling device of claim 1 wherein said swing arm member includes a reset tab element to engage said clamp lock member to reset said clamp lock member and said reset tab element also configured to engage said deploy release member.

3. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive both a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue and a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

a swing arm member with a reset tab element to release a clamp lock to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue and to reset said mode switch member to a neutral state to disengage said drive assembly from the deployment mode.

4. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue; and

a swing arm member with a reset tab element to release a clamp lock to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue and to reset said mode switch member to a neutral state to disengage said drive assembly from the deployment mode.

5. A method of stapling and cutting tissue by a surgical stapling device, comprising:

setting a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

activating a trigger member to drive said drive assembly;

advancing a deployment slide member of a deployment assembly;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a wedge assembly to deploy staples in a target tissue;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

placing a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a clamp lock to unclamp a jaw assembly.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

placing said swing arm member in a second reset position to release a deployment release member to reset said mode switch member to a neutral state to disengage said drive assembly from deployment.

7. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a handle assembly;

a shaft assembly coupled to the handle assembly; and

an end-effector coupled to the shaft assembly,

wherein the end-effector comprises:

a jaw assembly configured to clamp, staple, and cut a target tissue,

wherein the handle assembly comprises:

a trigger element to activate a drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut said target tissue,

wherein the deployment assembly comprises:

a deployment slide member to either advance said deployment assembly in a first direction or retreat said deployment assembly in a second direction, and

a reset switch member configured to retreat said deployment assembly to a first reset position causing an unclamp tab element of a swing arm member to release a clamp lock member from a clamp lock state.

8. The surgical stapling device of claim 7 , wherein said reset switch further configured to retreat said swing arm member without displacing said deployment assembly to cause said unclamp tab element to engage a deployment release member to reset a mode switch member from a deployment mode.

9. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive both a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue and a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

a reset switch member to place a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a clamp lock member to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue.

10. The surgical stapling device of claim 9 , wherein the reset switch member further places the swing arm member in a second reset position without causing displacement of the deployment assembly to release a deployment reset member.

11. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue; and

a reset switch member to place a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a clamp lock member to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue.

12. The surgical stapling device of claim 11 , wherein the reset switch member further place the swing arm member in a second reset position without causing displacement of the deployment assembly to release a deployment reset member.

13. A method of stapling and cutting tissue by a surgical stapling device, comprising:

setting a mode switch member to engage a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

activating a trigger member to drive said drive assembly;

advancing a deployment slide member of a deployment assembly;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a wedge assembly to deploy staples in a target tissue;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

placing a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a clamp lock to unclamp a jaw assembly.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

placing said swing arm member in a second reset position, without causing displacement to the deployment assembly, to release a deployment release member to reset said mode switch member to a neutral state to disengage said drive assembly from deployment.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

placing said swing arm member in a second reset position release a clamp lock to unclamp a jaw assembly to disengage said target tissue.

16. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a handle assembly;

a shaft assembly coupled to the handle assembly; and

an end-effector coupled to the shaft assembly,

wherein the end-effector comprises:

a jaw assembly configured to clamp, staple, and cut a target tissue,

wherein the handle assembly comprises:

a trigger element to activate a drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut said target tissue,

wherein the deployment assembly comprises:

a deployment slide to either advance said deployment assembly in a first direction or retreat said deployment assembly in a second direction, and

a reset switch member configured to retreat said deployment assembly to a first reset position causing an unclamp tab element of a swing arm member to engage a deployment release member to reset a mode switch button from a deployment mode.

17. The surgical stapling device of claim 16 , wherein said reset switch further configured to retreat said swing arm member to cause said unclamp tab element to engage a clamp lock member from a clamp lock state to release said jaw assembly from a clamped state.

18. The surgical stapling device of claim 16 , wherein said deployment release member include stepwise features or ramp-wise features to engage with said unclamp tab element of said swing arm member.

19. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple and cut a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive both a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue and a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

a reset switch member to place a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a deployment reset member.

20. The surgical stapling device of claim 19 , wherein the reset switch member further places the swing arm member in a second reset position to release a clamp lock member to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue.

21. A surgical stapling device, comprising:

a mode switch member to select a drive assembly to a deployment mode;

a trigger member to activate said drive assembly to advance a deployment assembly to staple a target tissue;

a deployment slide member to advance said deployment assembly in a first direction to drive a wedge assembly to deploy staples into said target tissue; and

a reset switch member to place a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a deployment reset member.

22. The surgical stapling device of claim 21 , wherein the reset switch member further places the swing arm member in a second reset position to release a clamp lock member to unclamp a jaw assembly to release said target tissue.

23. A method of stapling and cutting tissue by a surgical stapling device, comprising:

setting a mode switch member to engage a drive assembly to a deployment mode for deployment;

activating a trigger member to drive said drive assembly;

advancing a deployment slide member of a deployment assembly;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a wedge assembly to deploy staples in a target tissue;

urging forward by the deployment assembly a knife member to cut said target tissue; and

placing a swing arm member with a reset tab element in a first reset position to release a deployment release member to reset said mode switch member to a neutral state to disengage said drive assembly from deployment.