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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anil K. Nalagatla, Mason, OH (US);
Barry Thomas Jamison, Fairfield, OH (US);
Debasish Pradhan, Samabalpur Orissa, IN;
David A. Deupree, Mason, OH (US);
Abdul Gani Sofi, Jammu and Kashmir, IN;
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/293 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2904 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02); Y10T 29/4984 (2015.01);
Abstract
A circular stapling instrument is provided. The circular stapling instrument includes a handle forming a cavity, a reciprocating drive shaft, a carrier cover, and a shaft assembly. The reciprocating drive shaft is detachably secured within the cavity of the handle. The carrier cover covers a portion of the reciprocating drive shaft within the cavity of the handle. The shaft assembly is detachably coupled with the handle.