Covidien LP

Brian S Laird

Kevin S Sniffin

Justin P Williams

John W Beardsley

Stanislaw Kostrzewski

David M Farascioni

Mark A Russo

Michael J Kolb

Jin Yong

Joseph Leveillee

Gregory W Fischvogt

Kevin Beaulieu

Shipping wedges for installing end effectors onto an endoscopic assembly of a surgical tack applier are provided. In aspects, a shipping wedge includes an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a channel therethrough, and an arm disposed within a slot defined in a side wall of the elongate body. The arm includes a first end coupled to the side wall and a second end that is movable laterally with respect to the side wall. In aspects, a shipping wedge includes an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a channel therethrough. A proximal portion of the elongate body includes a first arm extending proximally from a distal portion of the elongate body and a locking tab extending laterally into the channel of the elongate body.

Shipping wedge for end effector installation onto surgical devices

An end effector for a surgical fastening device includes a fastener and a tube defining a longitudinal axis. The tube includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a lumen that extends along the longitudinal axis. The tube defines depressions that may be arranged helically about the tube along the longitudinal axis. The end effector may include one or more ribs extending along the tube.

Surgical fastener devices with geometric tubes

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Granby, CT, United States of America

Brian S Laird