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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Richard D. Gresham, Guilford, CT (US);
Scott Manzo, Shelton, CT (US);
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Robert Geiste, Milford, CT (US);
Bruce Jankowski, Meriden, CT (US);
Keith Milliman, Bethel, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
This application is directed to a surgical stapling device for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. A tactile indication mechanism is also provided for notifying a surgeon that the device has been fired and for notifying a surgeon that the anvil head has been unapproximated a distance sufficient to permit the anvil head to tilt.