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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Keith L. Milliman, Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (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 17/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 17/1114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2837 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical stapling device comprising a housing, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a movable handle disposed in mechanical cooperation with the housing and movable between a first open position and a second approximated position for affecting a function of the end effector. A ratchet mechanism is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the movable handle and is configured to substantially prevent the movable handle from moving towards its first open position until the movable handle reaches a predetermined position.