Covidien LP

Joseph Leveillee

Justin P Williams

John W Beardsley

Stanislaw Kostrzewski

David M Farascioni

Kevin S Sniffin

Mark A Russo

Michael J Kolb

Jin Yong

Brian S Laird

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

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Cheshire, CT, United States of America

Joseph Leveillee