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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kim V. Brandt, Loveland, CO (US);
Allan G. Aquino, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/285 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/285 (2013.01); A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61B 17/2816 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2018/146 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knife assembly of a surgical end effector assembly includes a knife body defining a longitudinal axis and having first and second arms. The first arm has a first head including a cutting edge at a distal end thereof and the second arm has a second head. The first head is pivotable relative to the second head to reduce a cutting height during translation of the knife assembly through a knife channel defined within the end effector assembly.