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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Nikhil R. Katre, Maharashtra, IN;
Cinish P. Varghese, Adimaly, IN;
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Salman Kapadia, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Sandeep H. Ambardekar, Mumbai, IN;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical fastener applying apparatus for applying fasteners to body tissue. The apparatus includes a cartridge receiving half-section defining an elongated channel member configured to releasably receive a stationary housing of a firing assembly. The stationary housing is dimensioned to releasably receive a single use loading unit therein, and includes a lockout structure that prevents insertion of the single use loading unit into the stationary housing after the stationary housing is mounted to the cartridge receiving half-section.